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Jane Wodening: The Lady Orangutan
What connects our human experience to the experiences of other species?
There are many ways to respond to that question, and while each of them
might hold some merit, all of them would be incomplete. Some questions
cannot be answered, they can only be leaned into. And sometimes, a
single meeting can communicate a world of both mystery, and meaning. In
this riveting, real-life story from Jane Wodening, a young family has an
unexpected encounter with a female orangutan. An encounter that somehow
blurs boundaries, and offers an electrifying glimpse of the powerful,
primal energy of maternal longing.
