Public asked to name rare albino orangutan

This handout picture taken on April 30, 2017 by the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation shows a rare albino orangutan that was saved from villagers on the Indonesian side of Borneo island.-AFP

Jakarta (AFP) - The public are being asked to name a rare albino orangutan rescued in the Indonesian part of Borneo island, with conservationists saying she has become an "ambassador" for the threatened species.

The white-haired, blue-eyed Bornean orangutan was saved in Kapuas Hulu district last month from villagers who had been keeping her in a cage.