Editorial photo #12182392 Human Interest

The Sumatran Orangutan Critically Endangered

Veterinarians from the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program (SOCP) care for a baby Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) in a quarantine room in Sibolangit, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on October 17, 2018. The baby orangutan is rescued after being kept as a pet by residents in a house near the Gunung Leuser National Park and a residential area in Pulo Tiga, Aceh Tamiang, Aceh, Indonesia. (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #12182392
Date taken: 17 October 2018
Location: —
Photographer: Sutanta Aditya/NurPhoto
Category: Human Interest

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