Baby orangutans found in Indian forest spark trafficking inquiry | The World | ABC NEWS

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Five baby orangutans have been found in a forest in India's eastern state of Odisha, far from their natural habitat, prompting an investigation into how they got there. Orangutans are not native to India. The critically endangered apes are found in the wild only in Indonesia and Malaysia. Wildlife Protection Department at Humane Society International India Director, Sumanth Bindumadhav joined The World to discuss the case. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia #ABCTheWorld #ABCAsiaPacific

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