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Indonesia zoos allow orang utans to smoke: Activist
JAKARTA (AFP) - An activist said on Saturday that orang utans in many of Indonesia's zoos were allowed to smoke as visitors could freely toss cigarettes to them without proper monitoring.
'Cigarettes are bad for orang utans' health. We demand the zoos closely monitor the orang utans,' Centre for Orangutan Protection campaigner Hardi Baktiantoro told AFP.
'Orang utans can also smoke cigarettes because they tend to imitate human behaviour,' he said.
Mr Baktiantoro said the apes were able to receive any food or cigarettes thrown to them as there were no barriers between them and zoo visitors.
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JAKARTA (AFP) - An activist said on Saturday that orang utans in many of Indonesia's zoos were allowed to smoke as visitors could freely toss cigarettes to them without proper monitoring.
'Cigarettes are bad for orang utans' health. We demand the zoos closely monitor the orang utans,' Centre for Orangutan Protection campaigner Hardi Baktiantoro told AFP.
'Orang utans can also smoke cigarettes because they tend to imitate human behaviour,' he said.
Mr Baktiantoro said the apes were able to receive any food or cigarettes thrown to them as there were no barriers between them and zoo visitors.
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