[monkeywire] Orangutan rehab center destroyed by flood

Josh Greenman joshg1973 at yahoo.com
Thu Nov 13 17:44:56 EST 2003


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An orangutan named Pitri, 7, puts his nose in an empty peanut wrapper as he hunts for
food at a destroyed orangutan rehabilitation center, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2003, in Bukit
Lawang, Sumatra, Indonesia. The tame orangutans, who depend on regular feedings, have had
to fend for themselves since Sunday's flash flood destroyed their home. (AP Photo/Suzanne
Plunkett) 

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An orangutan eats a banana in the quarantine area of an orangutan sanctuary that was hit
by a flash flood near the town of Bahorok, 100 km (62 miles) west of Medan on the
Indonesian island of Sumatra November 5, 2003. Park rangers opened the cages for the
orangutans before the floods hit the sanctuary in Taman Nasional Gunung Leuser.
REUTERS/Darren Whiteside 

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An Orangutan sits in the quarantine area of an orangutan sanctuary that was destroyed
after a flash flood swept through the town of Bahorok, 100 km (62 miles) west of Medan on
the Indonesian island of Sumatra November 5, 2003. Park rangers opened the cages for the
orangutans before the floods hit the sanctuary in Taman Nasional Gunung Leuser.
REUTERS/Darren Whiteside 



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