Orangutan

Orangutan Emergency in Indonesia: The Edge of Extinction

Rebecca Tarbotton | Posted 04.19.2012

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The extinction of the world's great apes, taking place in remote rainforests and seemingly out of our control, is much closer than you might imagine -- and the solution is nearer still.

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Trapped Orangutan Rescued From Snare (GRAPHIC PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 04.13.2012

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An orangutan trapped in a snare for ten days was rescued by International Animal Rescue (IAR) Thursday. The rescue team sedated the young male, f...

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Orangutan Captivated By Documentary She Stars In

AP | Posted 04.24.2012

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JAKARTA, Indonesia — One of the orangutans starring in the IMAX film "Born to Be Wild" has been treated to a special jungle screening in Indones...

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Believe It: An Orangutan On Birth Control

AP | Posted 03.26.2012

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CLEVELAND -- A Cleveland Clinic women's health specialist has made a house call at the zoo to demonstrate how to fit an orangutan with a newer brand o...

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PHOTOS: Orangutan Overload

Posted 10.22.2011

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Orangutans have been making quite a splash in news this summer. Most recently, people watched in awe as an orangutan at Japan's Tama Zoo cooled of...

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WATCH: Orangutan Cools Off In A Shockingly Human Manner

Posted 10.20.2011

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Somebody may want to show this video to Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann. An orangutan at Japan's Tama Zoo delighted visitors with its cooling off s...

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PHOTOS: Baby Orangutan Born At Denver Zoo

Posted 05.25.2011

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The Denver Zoo welcomed a new member this summer; a female baby orangutan named Hetsy. Hetsy, who was born on June 19, is doing well and bonding with...

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Orangutan Boxing In Thailand Draws Criticism From Animal Activists

WFMZ Allentown | Posted 05.25.2011

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Animal rights activists are trying to end the practice of orangutan boxing at a park called Safari World in Thailand. Though the animals mostly mak...

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Nonja Facebook: Orangutan Takes Photos, Shares Them Online

CNET News | Posted 05.25.2011

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She's like the Ashton Kutcher of the ape world: An orangutan in the Vienna Zoo now has a Facebook fan page to showcase the photos she takes with a dig...

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Texas vs. Alabama: Orangutan Bruno Makes His Pick (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Texas and Alabama do not play for the BCS National Championship until tonight, but one oracle has already weighed in on who will be victorious. Bruno,...

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Orangutan Escapes At Australian Zoo

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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SYDNEY — Officials at an Australian zoo say a clever orangutan used a rope to swing out of its enclosure and enjoy a brief taste of freedom. Pu...

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Where's My Orangutan? Why Biofuels Don't Kill Apes

Josh Tickell | Posted 05.25.2011

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The next time you eat a cookie off of your Mahogany table that was brought to you on diesel-fueled transportation, consider this: everything you touch, everything you buy and everything you eat comes at a price.

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Orangutan Escape Attempt: Short-Circuited Fence, Built Ladder

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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ADELAIDE, Australia — A zoo in Australia was evacuated Sunday after an "ingenious" 137-pound (62-kilogram) orangutan short-circuited an electric...

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Orangutan Escape: Short-Circuits Wires, Builds Ladder To Flee Zoo In Adelaide (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Karta, a 27-year-old orangutan short-circuited electrical wires and built a make-shift ladder to climb a fence in an escape attempt at Australia's Ade...

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Indonesia: New Orangutan Population Found

AP | ROBIN McDOWELL | Posted 05.25.2011

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JAKARTA, Indonesia — Conservationists have discovered a new population of orangutans in a remote, mountainous corner of Indonesia _ perhaps as m...

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