Each of these youngsters represents a mother killed by poachers.
Carers at the International Animal Rescue facility in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, wheelbarrow the orphans to the forest to play, so they can learn survival skills. The chances of these infants being able to return to the wild are slim, as they have lost the cultural knowledge they should have gained from their mothers.
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Tim is a field biologist and wildlife photojournalist with a reputation for returning from the wild with shots of nearly impossible subjects. His pioneering research in the rainforest canopy led to a PhD from Harvard University and the first of many articles for National Geographic magazine. His work has garnered numerous awards, including many in Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
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