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Banda Aceh, Feb 13 (EFE/EPA).-The Reintroduction and Quarantine station of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program (SOCP) rescued an orangutan Thursday in north of Sumatra.Orangutans are losing their habitat due to the destruction of forests to turn them into palm oil plantations.Indonesia is the world's largest producer of palm oil closely followed by Malaysia.Palm plantations have been built on tropical rainforest lands, causing the death and displacement of many species, including the endangered orangutan. (Camera: HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK)FOOTAGE SHOWS THE RESCUE OF AN ORANGUTAN IN SUMATRA, INDONESIA.

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