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
"Revoking permits is not immediately a win," said Panut Hadisiswoyo, a conservationist and orangutan specialist.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
The blue, furry fairy gestured toward the orangutan, and the shackles binding it to the wall fell apart.
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
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
In October, orangutan mother Kalim had a baby offspring from father Isim, raising the number of Bornean orangutans at the zoo to seven.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
Female orangutans are half the size of males.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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