Rare albino orangutan rescued on Borneo island

Albino orangutans are rare on Borneo island, where most have reddish-brown hair.-AFP

Palangkaraya (Indonesia) (AFP) - A rare albino orangutan has been rescued on the Indonesian part of Borneo island where villagers were keeping the white-haired, blue-eyed creature in a cage, a protection group said Tuesday.

In an extremely unusual discovery, authorities picked up the female, estimated to be five years old, in a remote village in Kapuas Hulu district.