The Newly Discovered And Nearly Extinct Tapanuli Orangutan Species
Up to today, there were two known Orangutan species, both critically endangered. There are about 4,000 more Sumatran orangutans (Pongo …
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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,” …
Great Apes LOL Like Human Too
A baby orangutan being tickled. Photo from Discovery News. We’re not the only species that are capable of laughing according …
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 …
