Heartbreaking Footage Of Orangutan Fighting Back Against Excavator Destroying His Home

Unfortunately, scenes like this are becoming more and more frequent in Indonesia. Deforestation has caused the orangutan population to plummet; habitats are destroyed, and orangutans are left to starve and die. Since the 1970s the population of Bornean orangutans in Indonesia has dropped by 50%, and they even risk being executed if they ever return to their original homes where a palm plantation has been set up.