orangutan
In the absence of humans, Dot the African penguin was able to pop over to the primate exhibit.
Andrei Zhestkov, 27, told authorities he'd intended on keeping the two-year-old animal as a pet.
We eat it, clean our homes and bodies with it and even fuel our cars with it. But our insatiable demand for palm oil is wreaking havoc on the planet — and our climate.
Meet the woman trying to save them.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The viral image featured 7-month-old Vena, a victim of the illegal -- and flourishing -- orangutan pet trade.
Slaughtering orangutans is a common crime on Borneo, but rarely prosecuted.
Rajang has a fascination with skin and a well-known fondness for baby bumps.
According to conservationists, the situation for the critically endangered animal has “gone from bad to worse” over the years.
“He’s one of the lucky survivors of conflict palm oil expansion but his fate is not the norm.”
Both species of orangutan are critically endangered.