Keepers take 16 stone orangutan off junk food diet

An obese orangutan has been put on a strict diet by Malaysian wildlife authorities after two decades of gorging on junk food handed out by tourists.

Keepers take 16 stone orangutan off junk food diet

An obese orangutan has been put on a strict diet by Malaysian wildlife authorities after two decades of gorging on junk food handed out by tourists.

Twenty-two-year-old Jackie weighs 16 stone, which is twice the normal weight of an adult female.

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