Eight orangutans find new forest home in Indonesia after wildfire rescue
Eight endangered orangutans were released into a protected forest in Indonesia after wildfires destroyed their habitat.
Al Jazeera English reports: Eight endangered orangutans were released into a protected forest in Indonesia after wildfires destroyed their habitat.
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