One of the biggest populations of wild orangutans on Borneo will be extinct in three years without drastic measures to stop the expansion of palm oil plantations, conservationists said Wednesday.
A female orangutan from Florida and a male orangutan from Los Angeles both escaped from their zoo enclosures over the weekend.
... and the importance of biodiversity: Development of mechanisms to monitor orangutan populations and forest cover, building on those in place ... ," Beck continued. "In addition to being a critical contribution to orangutan conservation, this paper is an exemplar of collaboration among ...
... in entertainment. "The owners are the sole supplier of entertainment orangutans on the West Coast and they are ending this practice," said Dr ... -day acclimation period that will be followed by introduction to the other orangutans. "One of the most challenging aspects of behavioral and cognitive research ...
... end following a recent transfer of the remaining orangutans in the entertainment industry from Hollywood. But the end is no ...
... fuel and cooking oil that doesn't clog arteries, the Bornean orangutan could get plowed ...
... fuel and cooking oil that doesn't clog arteries, the Bornean orangutan could get plowed ...
... they were planning a big push to protect Borneo's orangutans, pygmy elephants and other endangered wildlife by purchasing ...
... , Wich said. The behavior goes against the argument that orangutans have no control over their vocalizations and the sounds are purely ... or ecologically based," Wich said. "This is a great indication that orangutans can learn sounds not in their repertoire from another species ...
Scientists show orangutans are capable of helping each other to obtain food by trading tokens.
... . Serge Wich and three other internationally respected orangutan experts have edited a book set for release ... , compares data collected at every known orangutan research site and examines the information to discern ...
Bonnie the orangutan is the first nonhuman primate ever formally documented to whistle, or to spontaneously mimic the sound of another species. Scientists think she's copying humans.
Female orangutans judge potential partners' aggression levels by snatching food from them and watching their response.
... (AP) -- Conservationists have discovered a new population of orangutans in a remote, mountainous corner of Indonesia - perhaps ...
The trade in orangutans, particularly babies, is taking the Sumatran species towards extinction, a report concludes.
