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Supplementation Begins for Anaemic Orangutan Infants, Tests Ongoing

By Drooid · Sep 17, 2026, 4:12 AM UTC · How we work

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Nandankanan Detects Anemia

Nandankanan Zoological Park found three of five rescued baby orangutans anaemic after tests.
The September 16, 2026 health bulletin recorded one severe and two mild anaemia cases.
Director Sanath Kumar N said overall health of the infants remained stable.
The Technical Committee announced supplementation has begun for the anaemic infants.
DNA testing is planned to identify the orangutans’ species and origin for the smuggling probe.

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Conservationists Apply Music Therapy

Conservationists are using music therapy to reduce stress in five rescued orangutan infants.
The juveniles were rescued from a forest in Balasore district on September 8, 2026.
They will undergo a 30-day quarantine while health and DNA tests are conducted.
Aditya Acharya, head of the Centre for Wildlife Health at Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, oversees testing.
Experts feed the infants milk every two hours, plus apple-banana fluids and boiled potatoes.

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Nandankanan Detects Anemia

Nandankanan Zoological Park found three of five rescued baby orangutans anaemic after tests.
The September 16, 2026 health bulletin recorded one severe and two mild anaemia cases.
Director Sanath Kumar N said overall health of the infants remained stable.
The Technical Committee announced supplementation has begun for the anaemic infants.
DNA testing is planned to identify the orangutans’ species and origin for the smuggling probe.

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