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Posted On Thursday, September 09, 2010 at 01:04:54 AM
After being rescued from the care of a couple of well-meaning but misguided owners, Oshine, Britain’s fattest primate, is being put on a strict diet of fruit, yoghurt, lean meat and vegetables. Keepers at Monkey World in Dorset hope the 13-year-old will be back to normal size within a few months and ready to try for her first baby.

The obese ape weighed in at a hefty 15 odd stone. A wild, healthy orangutan would normally weigh between five and 12 stone. Oshine arrived at the rescue centre from South Africa where she was kept as a pet since she was a baby.

Her sedentary and unnatural lifestyle meant her weight rocketed. Dr Alison Cronin, director of Monkey World, said: “As she grew older, her owners found they could only keep her calm by constantly feeding her. ”

The owners contacted Monkey World two years ago when they realised they could not offer Oshine a healthy lifestyle as a pet.She is now living with four captive born babies born in European zoos who have been abandoned by their mothers. When she reaches a more appropriate weight, she will be ready to start her own family of her own.


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