orangutan
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Fires are currently burning within habitats containing 52 percent of Borneo's orangutan population, including 13 of the 20 largest remaining populations, it said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
The orangutan found will be moved to a rehabilitation centre to get more treatment and will be released back into the wild after recovery, according to YIARI.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Zoo has welcomed the birth of five great apes, including a gorilla, orangutan and three chimpanzees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
An orangutan mom doesn’t have a partner to make dinner or put on a dress for—orangutans live mostly alone—but she does handle all the homemaking and childcare herself.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
Kendra guessed that the orangutan chained to the wall was Grandpa.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
As of Tuesday, Indonesia had rescued 100 animals, including 53 orangutans, that were threatened by the blazes, a forestry ministry spokesman said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Indonesian villager Octavius wades through the forest in rubber boots and tattered joggers, ears pricked, eyes peeled, a telephoto lens on his phone primed to capture orangutans, monkeys or birds.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
Jakarta has also been in touch with conservation NGOs to help rehabilitate the baby orangutans, the ministry statement added.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
The orangutans were rescued early on Tuesday in Balasore district after local people spotted them and alerted forest officials.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
I also loved stories of wolves, bears, and wolverines in North America and Canada, jaguars anacondas and sloths in South America, orangutans, Indian elephants, and tapirs in Asia, and so on.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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