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  "id": 16761636,
  "title": "Baby orangutans in India expose illegal wildlife trade as experts question a billionaire’s zoo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/baby-orangutans-in-india-expose-illegal-wildlife-trade-as-experts",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-27T14:58:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mongabay",
    "slug": "mongabay",
    "url": "https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/10/baby-orangutans-in-india-expose-illegal-wildlife-trade-as-experts-question-a-billionaires-zoo/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The discovery of five baby orangutans abandoned on a plantation in eastern India is highlighting the country’s growing role as a destination for trafficked apes. Experts say wealthy collectors, expanding air links with Southeast Asia and loopholes in wildlife laws are to blame. India also legally imported 41 orangutans between 2021 […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Baby orangutans in India expose illegal wildlife trade as experts question a billionaire’s zoo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/baby-orangutans-in-india-expose-illegal-wildlife-trade-as-experts",
        "published": "2026-10-26T04:06:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Discovery of baby orangutans in India exposes booming illegal pet trade",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/discovery-of-baby-orangutans-in-india-exposes-booming-illegal-pet",
        "published": "2026-10-26T07:06:05.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}