Orangutans might be our distant primate cousins, but as anyone who’s been to the Perth Zoo will attest, there’s something so familiar about these beautiful creatures.

Intelligent and soulful, orangutans are also critically endangered… and now there is new evidence to suggest they are being killed, in their native home of Borneo… and maybe in large numbers.

Orangutans might be our distant primate cousins, but as anyone who’s been to the Perth Zoo will attest, there’s something so familiar about these beautiful creatures.
Intelligent and soulful, orangutans are also critically endangered… and now there is new evidence to suggest they are being killed, in their native home of Borneo… and maybe in large numbers.

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If you enjoyed listening to The West Live for your daily news fix, then come and join us over on The Nightly Five.  Host Ben O’Shea continues to deliver punchy news and analysis, in a new podcast to get you in front of tomorrow’s news today!  Subscribe on your favourite podcast player and visit the <a href="https://thenightly.com.au">thenightly.com.au</a>

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