Category Archives: Orangutan
Orangutan Behavior during the Rehabilitation Process
By Kristin Abt A recent article “Fostering Appropriate Behavior in Rehabilitant Orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus)” published online in the International Journal of …
Orangutan Genome Sequenced
The orangutan genome has been sequenced and published in today’s Nature. The paper, “Comparative and demographic analysis of orang-utan genomes,” …
Orangutans: Geographic Variation in Behavioral Ecology and Conservation
New volume is the first to offer a site-by-site comparison of data recording similarities, differences in orangutan populations Des Moines, …
Orangutans Are Shockingly Closer To Extinction
Anthropology.net blogger German Dziebel sent me this link about the dim future of orangutans in Indonesia, Brunei, and Malaysia. Afarensis …
Orangutan from Borneo photographed using a spear tool to fish
Tool use among orangutans was first documented by Carel van Schaik. In 1994, Carel observed orangutans developing tools to help …
Nakalipithecus nakayamai, a Miocene Ape from Kenya
The collective understanding of Miocene African primate evolution, especially ape evolution, is generally unfounded. Why? Because the fossil record is …
A New African Miocene Ape: Nakalipithecus nakayamai
In August, 2007 Gen Suwa and crew reported on a new Ethiopian Miocene Ape, Chororapithecus abyssinicus. And today, Kenyan and …
Human & Non-Human Ape Social Cognition Compared: Humans Have Evolved Specialized Skills
The web seemed to have exploded with news covering this hot-off-the-press open access Science paper, “Humans Have Evolved Specialized Skills …
Spread the word, “Choose the right biofuel or the Orang-utan gets it!”
Being ‘green’ or ecologically conscious is making big waves in current popular culture, especially in the United States. Many initiatives, …
