World's only albino orangutan returned to the wild
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Friday, December 21, 2018, 5:07 PM - The world’s first recorded albino orangutan has been released back into the wild, more than a year after she was rescued from captivity by the BOS Foundation.
The orangutan, named Alba by her carers, was rescued in April 2017 and released into the forest of Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park in Katingan Regency, on the Indonesian island of Kalimantan, on December 19 alongside her best friend, a 6-year-old female orangutan named Kika.
(RELATED: Check out melanism, a condition that turns animals all black)It took her caregivers 16 hours to get to the release site, travelling over land and water. At one point, their truck was stuck in the mud.
Alba, when she first arrived at BOS. Courtesy: BOS Foundation.
Alba and Kika wasted no time exploring their new home. BOS will be keeping an eye on them for the next six months with the use of a security patrol.
“The first and second days of observation post-release have confirmed that Alba is actively moving in the forest canopy at more than 35 meters off the ground,” BOS says in a press release.
“Observations, however, have yet to confirm that she has successfully adapted to forest life.”
