Walking through flames: Orangutan rescued in Indonesia fires
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PALANGKARAYA, INDONESIA - The orangutan clings to the top of a mostly leafless tree in Indonesia’s Borneo, as waves of thick smoke from the forest fires burning below waft over her.Nicknamed Novita, the ape shown in footage released by a conservation group is among dozens that have been rescued from wildfires burning across parts of Sumatra and Borneo in recent months.They include Bara, a male orangutan plucked from the haze on Thursday, authorities said.
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