Pregnant orang-utan protectively hugs her daughter as ruthless Borneo bounty hunters move in for the

[dipsydoodle]

As bounty hunters with bush knives entrapped them in a circle and moved in for the kill, the only thing this mother orang-utan could think to do was to wrap a giant protective arm around her daughter.

The pair seemed to be facing a certain death as a gang of hunters surrounded them in Borneo, keen to cash in on the palm oil plantations' bid to be ride of the animals.

But, happily, a team from the British-based international animal rescue group Four Paws arrived in time to stop the slaughter and saved their lives.

The pregnant mother and daughter were captured and moved to a remote and safe area of the rainforest and released back into the wild - but not before the mother was equipped with a radio device so she and her young can be tracked to ensure they remain safe.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2092722/Pregnant-orang-utan-hugs-daughter-bounty-hunters-Borneo-in.html#ixzz1kgXxXhsX

[xchrom]

1. Du rec. Nt

[Lawlbringer]

2. That's a very very powerful image.

I am literally sitting here in tears.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

4. indeed.

I almost skipped past the story because some days I just can't take anymore stories of barbarity at the hands of humans. Be it factory farming, poachers, puppy mills, domestic cruelty, exploitation of the environment etc. One can only take so much, and its a crushing feeling that there is little, that one person can instantly or directly do to help.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

6. by in large I agree.

On a side note, and I could be mistaken, but I don't think many Japanese would have a firearm handy, and the disposition to have just shot the cow and calf, (theoretically, what I would have done). Just as well for not posting a link, daily reminders of our own depravity are readily evident.

[a la izquierda]

9. Good GOD!

Makes me wonder when Gaia is going to shake off us fleas once and for all.

[bemildred]

3. +1. nt

[Beacool]

7. That was so heartbreaking.

Thank goodness that members of Four Paws were there to rescue them. Unfortunately, many more have perished and will continue to do so thanks to the ignorance and greed of human beings.

[jmondine]

8. The palm oil industry is the biggest threat to orangs and their habitat

I highly recommend checking out the Gunung Palung Orangutan Conservation Project. They are doing excellent work.

[link:http://www.savegporangutans.org/?reloaded=true|

[ProfessionalLeftist]

10. Shared on social media.

So heartbreaking.

[Hotler]

11. I'm sick of mean people.

God bless the beast and the children.

[Odin2005]

12. !!!!!!!!!!!!