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Watch: Orangutan Attacks Digger Destroying Its Home
An orangutan was seen in a video released by International Animal Rescue apparently confronting a bulldozer that was destroying its habitat in the West Kalimantan province of Borneo, in Indonesia.
The great ape is seen rushing towards a mechanical digger along a fallen tree trunk and trying to grab the huge steel bucket as it descends, before grabbing the bucket’s claws in a vain attempt to stop the destruction of its age-old jungle home. Eventually, it flees through the upturned roots of smashed trees.
The incident happened in 2013 but the footage has only just been released by IAR to show the extent of the devastation caused to the endangered…
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