Orangutan News
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Four paws, an animal rescue group based in Britain, recently saved a pregnant female orangutan and its daughter at the last minute from death, as knife-wielding bounty hunters closed in on the pair in Borneo.
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A team from International Animal Rescue(IAR) in Indonesia have freed an orangutan that had been left chained to a balcony in Borneo.
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There is hope yet for the orangutan in forest plantations and sustainably logged forests. Selectively logged forests and timber plantations can serve as habitat for orangutans, and populations of the ape may be more resilient than previously believed.
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An orangutan believed to be the fattest primate in Britain has been put on a diet and exercise program. At 100 kg (15 stone) Oshine weighs double her natural body weight.
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Bangkok -
Kickboxing may be Thailand's number one sport but orangutan boxing is fast becoming popular. Hundreds of spectators pay to see the apes beat each other with boxing gloves, while other apes in bikinis perform as round card girls and bell ringers.
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Hundreds of visitors at the Phoenix Zoo helped Duchess the orangutan celebrate her 50th birthday with a fruit-filled ice cake and several choruses of “Happy Birthday.”
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While the Malaysian part of Borneo does have orangutan sanctuaries, mainland Malaysia does not. The PM now wants to have a new eco-tourism attraction built near the capital, but finds it difficult to get the necessary primates moved.
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Sibu the orangutan made the Dutch Zoo keepers angry by refusing to mate with other females orangutans and instead shows sexual interest with only tattooed human blondes. The keepers hope it will change its behavior soon.
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A French tourist was visiting a park in Malaysia's Semenggoh Wildlife Centre on the island of Borneo. While taking pictures of an orangutan that resides there, named Delima, the primate decided it was tired of being photographed and it wanted some fun.
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What do you get when you mix a pair of one month-old Sumatran tigers with a set of young orangutans? Why, playmates of course! At least that's what happened at the Indonesia Zoo.
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Orangutan Headlines
The public can now see two new-born orangutans at Australia's Perth Zoo.
Parkour athletes - also known as free runners - are being used to find out how orangutans move through forests.
Orangutans, giraffes, and other baby animals greet the world.
Chimps and orangutans really do have "personalities like people", new research says
Orangutans choose the best building materials to engineer the most structurally sound and comfortable nests, according to researchers.
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An adult male orangutan on the Tarantang River, Central Kalimantan.
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