'Orangutans are rare, and an albino orangutan is even rarer.'
In an extremely unusual discovery, authorities picked up the female, estimated to be five years old, in a remote village in Kapuas Hulu district.
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Image: HANDOUT / BORNEO ORANGUTAN SURVIVAL FOUNDATION / AFP
Villagers said they captured the ape -- who has not yet been named -- on Thursday. Authorities rescued the ape two days later.
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"Since BOSF was founded 25 years ago, we had never before taken in an albino orangutan at our rehabilitation centre."
The orangutan has been taken to BOSF's rehabilitation centre for further assessment. Almost 500 orangutans are kept at the centre.
Around 100,000 are estimated to live on Borneo, which is divided between Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia, down from 288,500 in 1973 and with their numbers expected to shrink to 47,000 by 2025, according to the IUCN.
The creatures have seen their habitat shrink dramatically as the island's rainforests are increasingly turned into oil palm, rubber or paper plantations, and are sometimes targeted by villagers who view them as pests.
Agence France-Presse