India, Sept. 10 -- Five baby orangutans rescued from a forest in Odisha's Balasore district are showing a mix of playful behaviour and anxiety at Nandankanan Zoological Park, where officials are closely monitoring their physical and mental health.

The animals, aged between six months and one year, were brought to the zoo on Tuesday night and are currently being kept in a quarantine enclosure. Three are males and two are females.

A senior zoo official said the orangutans were taken out of the enclosure on Thursday for a morning sunbath. The animals have also been playing with soft toys and often stay close to one another.

"Sometimes they appear to be relaxed, and in the next moment, they cling to each other," the official said, attribut...