Orangutans make sophisticated tree nests
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 00:01
in Biology & Nature
MANCHESTER, England, April 17 (UPI) -- Tree nests built by orangutans in Indonesia suggest the animals possess complex knowledge of mechanical design and material properties, researchers say.
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