An incredibly rare female albino orangutan has been
freed from captivity by conservationists after she was captured by villagers in
Indonesia and held for two days.
The 5-year-old orangutan was found on
April 27, imprisoned in a cage in a remote district of central Kalimantan, the
island also known as Borneo.
After receiving a tip-off, workers from The
Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation arrived at the village to find the young
orangutan weak, dehydrated and infected with worms.
That dried blood on
her nose? The conservationists say it appears she was injured as she fought back
during her capture.
Albinos of any species are rare. And as orangutans
are endangered, finding a white-haired, blue-eyed orangutan is a rare moment
indeed.
Luckily for this young female, her future looks bright. She’s
being nursed back to health at the Foundation’s rehabilitation centre, along
with some 500 other orangutans.
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