Baby orangutans in India expose 'frightening' scale of trafficking

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Five baby orangutans abandoned in an Indian forest have exposed a "massive" exotic wildlife trade, with traffickers smuggling increasingly rare species into the country, experts say.

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:00:01 UTC.

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