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Orangutans
Arboreal great apes of Borneo and Sumatra—masters of the canopy.
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Orangutans in India: Illegal wildlife trade threatens endangered apes
12+ hour, 23+ min ago (790+ words) Persons of forest, prisoners of men: How orangutans turn up in India Deccan Herald In December 2014, as a graduate student, I was trekking through the humid forests of Borneo to the limestone caves of Gomantong. Through my fogged-up glasses, I…...
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7+ hour ago (357+ words) The five infant orangutans—three males and two females—were spotted on September 8 by local forest officials in the Bichitrapur forest area of Bhograi block. Believed to be between six months and one-and-a-half years old, the animals were found clinging…...
How Music Therapy Is Helping 5 Baby Orangutans Deal With Stress After Being Illegally Smuggled To India
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Indonesia working with Indian authorities to repatriate smuggled baby orangutans
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24-Hour Surveillance and Soft Toys: Nandanankanan Cares for 5 Rescued Orangutan Cubs
16+ hour ago (176+ words) Home » 24-Hour Surveillance and Soft Toys: Nandanankanan Cares for 5 Rescued Orangutan Cubs The five young orangutan cubs rescued from the Badapahi forest in Balasore’s Vichitrapur area are currently under 24-hour observation in the quarantine ward of the Nandanankanan Zoological Park....
A 25-year-old Canadian primatologist entered Borneo’s remote wild swamps with her husband in 1971 to study orangutans; after 40 years of research, she found that they give birth just once every 7.7 years and documented 400 types of food in their diet
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (431+ words) When Biruté Galdikas entered Borneo’s remote swamps in 1971, she was told studying wild orangutans was nearly impossible. (An image of her with an orangutan/Instagram: drbirute) New employee moved an old office chair for a meeting and 3 coworkers immediately shouted…...
Odisha Orangutan Case: STF Questions Over 40, Black SUV Under Scanner
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