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Orangutan in Indonesia dies after exposure to haze fires, abnormalities in lungs

South China Morning Post 03 September 2026 9h ago
Orangutan in Indonesia dies after exposure to haze fires, abnormalities in lungs
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An adult male orangutan found struggling to breathe in a palm oil plantation on Indonesia’s Borneo died hours after being rescued, authorities said on Thursday. The orangutan, named Sampurna and believed to be around 20 years old, was found by residents on Sunday morning in Ketapang district, West Kalimantan, an area affected by wildfires. He was unable to stand and was struggling to breathe when
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