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Watch: Endangered orangutans released back into the wild after Borneo fires
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BBC World fire coverage reports: BBC reports that critically endangered orangutans have been released back into the wild after being rescued from wildfires in Borneo that devastated their habitat earlier this year.
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Watch: Endangered orangutans released back into the wild after Borneo fires
BBC World fire coverage reports: BBC reports that critically endangered orangutans have been released back into the wild after being rescued from wildfires in Borneo that devastated their habitat earlier this year.
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