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Amazing moment: Orangutan caught rope thrown by humans, swam across flooded river to save her baby

by Pat Coate | March 22, 2009
"We were able to give her some food -- bananas and other fruit -- before she and the baby disappeared into the jungle."
- Local official

Malaysian Borneo - All mothers know there is no limit to what they will do to protect their children.

These astonishing pictures from the World Wildlife Fund capture the moment the terrified mother caught a rope thrown to her by humans and swam across a flooded river to bring her baby to safety.

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