Orangutan kept as pet for four years rescued from locked crate

Conservationists in Borneo have rescued an orangutan that had been locked in a wooden crate for four years. The young female, named Senandung, had been living in a cage no larger than six foot six inches by five feet. Villagers in Punai Jaya tipped off Indonesian officials about the ape’s plight and a team from International Animal Rescue and the Nature Conservation Agency (BKSDA) of West Kalimantan found the orangutan and put her under quarantine.

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