BBC News
Forty-eight orangutans who have spent much of their lives performing boxing matches in a Thai zoo have finally been returned to their native Indonesia.
The orangutans, sporting boxing gloves and brightly-coloured shorts, had been a feature at the Safari World park for decades.
But the practice was stopped in 2004 as international pressure mounted, and the animals were confiscated shortly afterwards.
Five other animals belonging to the original troop have remained in Thailand for medical treatment, but are also due to return home.
Forty-eight orangutans who have spent much of their lives performing boxing matches in a Thai zoo have finally been returned to their native Indonesia.
The orangutans, sporting boxing gloves and brightly-coloured shorts, had been a feature at the Safari World park for decades.
But the practice was stopped in 2004 as international pressure mounted, and the animals were confiscated shortly afterwards.
Five other animals belonging to the original troop have remained in Thailand for medical treatment, but are also due to return home.
