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Jungle Naturalist Spins a Tragic Orangutan Tale
A jungle naturalist recounts a brutal tale of Pierre Lesohn, a French trainer, who weaponized cruelty toward an orangutan. The animal rebels after a crocodile encounter and Lesohn’s intoxicated ambition ends in disaster as Nemesis shadows him in the Samarahan wilderness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schreiber
Jan Wyck
Amsterdam
Thei
Hagenbeck's
Samarahan
Fogelberg
Lesohn
Pierre Lesohn
Nein
Paris
Royal Music Hall
Piccadilly
Cafe Des Primroses
Leschn
Animal Kingdom
Passy
Grand Casino
Assafoetida
Pierre
Monte Sharp
Himmel
Europe
Orang-Outang
Monsieur Pierre Lesohn
Gott
Brunei
Singapore
Colombo
Messageries Maritimes
Pierré Lesohn
Lesolin
Lesoie