Baby orangutan 'cries' as it's released from village cage

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A baby orangutan clutches the bars of his tiny, filthy cage as rescuers prepare to free him. Moments later little Batis was filmed wailing and crying as he clung to one of his saviours.

The six-month-old great ape was held captive by a man who claimed he found him alone on the edge of the forest in Borneo, Indonesia.

Shocked saviours from Interna- tional Animal Rescue said Batis was not let out of his 80cm by 50cm wooden prison for three months.

He was fed white rice, papaya and sugar cane. After being freed he was seen gulping water. Batis, who was in good condition health wise, was then given a large teddy bear to cuddle up to.