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Nandankanan treats rescued baby orangutan’s fever continuously
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- Nandankanan Zoological Park is treating a rescued baby orangutan that developed a fever.
- The infant was among five orangutans rescued from Bichitrapur forest in Balasore on September 8, 2026.
- Veterinarians together with three caretakers and doctors monitor the infant continuously, administering paracetamol-based drugs to lower its temperature.
- Odisha Police Special Task Force and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau are probing alleged international wildlife smuggling linked to the rescue.