An oraguntan on a diet

LONDON - An obese orangutan in Britain is on a diet and she is having only a bowl of fruits and vegetables.

Oshine gained weight after she ate lots of sweets, jelly and marshmallows for 13 years when she was a pet in South Africa. She weighs nearly 100 kg.

The Sun reported that she is now on a strict diet at rescue centre Monkey World, in Wareham, Dorset.

“It will take a few months for Oshine to reach a more appropriate weight,” centre director Alison Cronin was quoted as saying.