Orangutan born at Perth Zoo to be released into the wild

By Aleisha Orr
Updated May 6 2016 - 12:13pm, first published 11:29am
Another orang-utan, Andalas, enjoying his freedom, he was released at Bukit Tigapuluh in 2015. Photo: @PerthZoo/Twitter
Another orang-utan, Andalas, enjoying his freedom, he was released at Bukit Tigapuluh in 2015. Photo: @PerthZoo/Twitter

An orangutan which has spent its entire life in captivity at Perth Zoo will be released into the Indonesian rainforest in a bid to help the critically endangered species.

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