WATCH: Sumatra’s orphaned orangutans find a new life in the wild

Indonesia’s Sumatran orangutans are critically endangered as more and more forest is burned down or cleared for new palm oil plantations, logging concessions and new roads.

Palm oil, by the way, is used in just about everything we use, from shampoo to instant noodles to chocolate.

But orangutans that were orphaned or rescued from the pet trade are given a second chance thanks to the Bohorok Orangutan Centre.

Coconuts TV visited the center. See the video below.

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