Environment

Amazing rescue of Mother and Baby orangutan Malaysia

by karmacomaroma | March 24, 2009 at 06:22 pm

262 views | 2 Recommendations | 1 comment

Malaysia

Heartwarming story from the floods in Malaysia.

Amazing pictures have been captured of an orangutan catching a rope thrown to her by humans and swimming across a flooded river to save her baby.

It is a long-held belief that orangutans are petrified of water, but the WWF officials in Malaysia who threw her the rope said the mother did not appear to even hesitate before leaping into the river with her baby on her back.

Clinging to the rope, the mother orangutan made sure the baby's head was above the water as she dog-paddled towards the river bank and scrambled up to safety.

source http://news.ninemsn.com.au/glance/788422/orang-utan-mother-risks-life-for-baby

0 See all footage | View Slideshow

Share: email story | add to any | | facebook | stumbleupon

amyjudd

flagged this story as Needs Improvement

at 18:43 on March 24th, 2009

karmacomaroma, I'm sorry to wrench this as it's such a lovely story, but could you please work out how to use our highlight tool before posting any more? If you need help, let me know. Thanks