Orangutan shot with air gun 130 times in second Borneo killing

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A male orangutan on the Indonesian part of Borneo died after being shot at least 130 times with an air gun, the second known killing of a critically endangered orangutan this year.[br /][Ads /][br /]Villagers spotted the wounded orangutan in a lake in the Kutai Timur district of East Kalimantan province on Sunday.[br /][br /][b]VIDEO: [url HREF="http://abc7news.com/family/orangutan-enamored-with-pregnant-womans-belly/1510427/" TARGET="" REL=""]Orangutan enamored with pregnant woman's belly[/url][/b][br /][br /]Local police chief Teddy Ristiawa said Wednesday that the great ape was still alive when he was taken Monday to a hospital in the town of Bontang.[br /][br /]A statement from the Center for Orangutan Protection said the orangutan died early Tuesday.[br /][br /][b]RELATED: [url HREF="http://abc7news.com/society/baby-orangutan-that-was-shot-in-shoulder-gets-bullet-removed/1492862/" TARGET="" REL=""]Baby orangutan that was shot in shoulder gets bullet removed[/url][/b][br /][Ads /][br /]It said an X-ray showed at least 130 air gun pellets in its body, including more than 70 in its head.[br /][br /]Orangutans are a protected species in Indonesia and Malaysia, but deforestation has dramatically reduced their habitat.[br /][br /][b][br /][url HREF="http://orangutanprotection.com/2018/02/lagi-orangutan-mati-penuh-peluru/" TARGET="" REL=""]Click here[/url] for autopsy information.[/b][br /][br /][url HREF="http://abc7news.com/tag/animals/" TARGET="" REL=""]Click here[/url] for more videos and stories about animals.[/b]