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A secret population of orang-utans has been discovered in the forests of the island of Borneo.


Conservationists believe about 2,000 rare apes are living out of sight in a remote lowland region of East Kalimantan.


The find, if confirmed, will raise the number of known orang-utans in the world by about 10%

{so that means there's..........uhmmm....20,000 orangs(known) worldwide? 20K? and Jerry Falwell, man of God, goes on TV and brags how he'll be motoring about in his SUV in a decade's time. 20,000 orangutan.}

Primate experts have predicted that the apes will be found only in zoos by the year 2020 unless immediate steps are taken to protect them.


According to a report by the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep), the annual 5% loss of habitat means there will be virtually no intact forest left for them by 2030.


London-based Orang-utan Foundation International says there has been a dramatic decline in wild orang-utan populations throughout the tropical rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra.