orangutan
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Meijaard said he had seen photos of the dead orangutan, shared by Chandra.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
But unlike the tradwife with her gaggle of youngsters underfoot, the orangutan mother sustains this intense caretaking by spacing her kids seven or so years apart.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
But the joy that little monkey feels for his orangutan, which he uses as shield, surrogate and playmate, is both heartbreaking and heartwarming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026
The area is home to the world's rarest great ape, the tapanuli orangutan, just 800 of which were believed to exist in the wild before the disaster.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
Another gesture and a burst of light changed the orangutan into Grandpa Sorenson.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
Chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans all produce laughter, but scientists have long wondered how those vocalizations changed over millions of years and whether they could reveal anything about the origins of human language.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026
Research suggests that 58 of less than 800 critically endangered Tapanuli orangutans, or around 7% of the total species, were killed as a result of the extreme weather event last November.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
The sample included gorillas, orangutans, macaques, colobus monkeys, fossil apes and more.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 8, 2026
Conservationists have lobbied for a moratorium on development in Batang Toru, where tapanuli orangutans suffered first habitat loss and then the flood disaster.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
Barnum shows his "mermaid" alongside real exotic animals like orangutans and grizzly bears.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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