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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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Orangutans, found only in Indonesia and Malaysia, spotted nearly 4,000 km away in Odisha jungle. Govt probing how five primates reached India

A group of five orangutans was rescued from a forest in Odisha’s Balasore district on Tuesday after their unexpected presence near a village left residents and forest officials puzzled. The animals, which are native to parts of Indonesia and Malaysia, are not found living in the wild in India, a TOI report stated.

The orangutans were spotted in the Bichitrapur forest area near Badapahi village in Bhograi block. Villagers who first noticed them were unsure what animals they were seeing and alerted others in the area.

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