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Orangutan Escapes Enclosure in Australia Zoo
Orangutans are pretty smart, but this one is genius. Orangutans are members of the great apes and as such are closely related to humans. They are known tool users and have been observed using large...
created by Barbara McPherson | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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490 views | 32 recommendations | 4 comments
New Orleans NOW
New Orleans NOW: For the very first timeAugust 29th, 2009 is the 4th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's devastating visit to New Orleans. Perusing CNN's online coverage I was intrigued by, "New... Over 500 orangutans on trade in Indonesia annually
JAKARTA - More than 500 Kalimantan`s orangutans (Pongo Pygmaeus), one of the endangered species included in appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), are illegally traded in... Palm Oil Frenzy Threatens to Wipe out Orangutans
TANJUNG PUTING NATIONAL PARK, Indonesia - Hoping to unravel the mysteries of human origin, anthropologist Louis Leakey sent three young women to Africa and Asia to study our closest relatives: It was...
created by Mary Richard | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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962 views | 83 recommendations | 12 comments
Animals Sick from Melamine Tainted Milk
Two baby orangutans and a lion cub have fallen ill after consuming Chinese Sanlu milk contaminated with melamine. After hearing about the mik scandal which has killed 4 Chinese babies and sickened over...
created by Terri Potratz | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
388 views | 2 recommendations | 2 comments
388 views | 2 recommendations | 2 comments
Move Over Happy Gilmore, Here Comes Boo Weekley
One of the unlikely heroes of this weekend's Ryder Cup was Boo Weekley, a 35-year-old Floridian who has earned a reputation as a real-life version of Happy Gilmore, the fictional hockey-player turned golfer made...An update of photos concerning Pata "zoo" in Bangkok: a shaming mistreat of a...
"The cruel wild beast is not behind the bars of the cage. He stands in front of it." (Axel Munthe) http://www.flickr.com/photos/toni_uni/sets/72157603255213793/ Born To Be Wild: In the heart of...
created by Mistifarang | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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1564 views | 0 recommendations | 4 comments
Indonesia goes ape for orangutans
"Under new legislation, Indonesia will stabilise orangutan populations and habitat by 2017, return orangutans in captivity to the wild by 2015 and promote sustainable management of the forests, USAID said. They... Male orangutan born in Bogor, W. Java
A male orangutan (pongo pygmaeus) was born at the ex-situ conservation
center Taman Safari Indonesia (TSI) in Cisarua, Bogor, West Java, on
Monday bringing the orangutan population in the park to 33.
"The baby... Sounds like Banana? Orangutans adapt to human trickery
The BBC reports:
"Researchers from St Andrews University have shown that the animals intentionally modify or repeat their signals to get their messages across ... [T]he researchers set up a situation where six... Orangutan finds therapy in art
Evidently art therapy isn't just for humans."An orangutan is holding his first solo exhibition of his paintings in a zoo in Germany. Like many artists, he knows the therapeutic value of art: He took up painting after his partner died."Capitalism Endangers Orangutan
"Orangutans Displaced, Killed by Indonesian Forest Fires Intentionally lit forest fires on the island of Borneo are killing Southeast Asia's endangered orangutans, conservationists warn. The fires are lit annually to clear land for oil palm plantations and agricultural...Dutch plan orangutan web dating
"A zoo in the Netherlands plans to set up a webcam to help its orangutans form long-distance relationships with potential mates in Indonesia. The Indonesian orangutans are kept in small cages at a centre in...Shoppers' Thirst for Palm Oil Threatens to Wipe out Orangutan
"An estimated 5,000 orangutans are killed each year in Malaysia and Indonesia by the burning of vast tracts of virgin forest to supply the world's growing demand for palm oil. Building roads to the plantations has...NowPublic on Facebook
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