Boxing orangutans welcomed home

Forty-eight orangutans who have spent much of their lives performing boxing matches in a Thai zoo have finally been returned to their native Indonesia.



The wife of the Indonesian president was at the airport to welcome the animals, who were confiscated from Bangkok's Safari World two years ago.

They are now heading to a jungle reserve on the island of Borneo, where they will undergo medical tests.

Experts estimate that there are only 60,000 of the animals left in the wild on Borneo and Sumatra.

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