In Photos: Adorable Orangutan Shows Off Knot-Tying Skills

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Little one

(Image credit: Copyright Christelle Hano, MNHN, Paris)

Wattana when she was still an 'infant,' in the summer of 2000. [Read the full story on Wattana, the orangutan]

Water games

(Image credit: Copyright Christelle Hano, MNHN, Paris)

During that summer, Wattana played with different water games. She loved water. [Read the full story on Wattana, the orangutan]

Favorite caretaker

(Image credit: Copyright Franck Simonnet, MNHN, Paris)

Wattana in the arms of her favorite caretaker, Frank Simonnet, in the monkey house's backstage at the French National Museum of Natural History. [Read the full story on Wattana, the orangutan]

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