In pictures: Orangutan sanctuary (CNN)

[eppur_se_muova]

Many of the animals rescued are very young. Local farmers often kill their parents for entering plantations in search of food.



Orphaned animals need several years of training to survive alone in the forest. Each day they are taken to the forest for activities to help them find food and develop their agility.



Every orangutan is put into a "family" of eight apes and two humans, so the youngest animals can develop as naturally as possible. (Words and pictures: Lucy Williamson)

[Bonobo]

1. That's sad. I think I remember reading that orangs stay with their moms

ALL the time until they are like 9 years old. That's a family bond that humans should strive for.

Thanks for the post.

-Bonobo

[Lautremont]

2. The really sad thing is that you've got about ten, twelve

perfectly good butlers in those pictures, and there they are, running around the forest when they should be dressed in a morning suit and serving me martinis.

[eppur_se_muova]

3. BBC, not CNN ... my night for wrong/missing links

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/6332393.stm