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Bleak Forecast for the Future of E. Kalimantan Orangutans

Jakarta Globe - Feb 20, 2012
Experts say there are about 50000 to 60000 orangutans left in the wild, 80 percent of them in Indonesia and the rest in Malaysia. (AFP Photo/Firman) Balikpapan, East Kalimantan. Orangutans in Kutai National Park in East Kalimantan face a bleak future ...

Rescuing orangutans in Aceh

Jakarta Post - Feb 17, 2012
“These orangutans were trapped in this location as workers started felling rubber trees for oil palm plants,” said OIC volunteer Krisna Ketapel. Krisna is a local resident recruited by the OIC, an NGO engaged in watching over and monitoring orangutans ...

Borneo's orangutans: wild, with a certain civility

Charlotte Observer - Feb 15, 2012
Instead, my family and I decide to kick back and let the orangutans in Borneo's Tanjung Puting National Park come to us. The park is one of the best places in the world to see the endangered orangutan in the wild. With South Asia's tropical forests ...

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Little baby orangutans get scared

These cute baby orangutans are outside on their own for the first time and are afraid of the macaque monkies.

 

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Bulldog Kisses Orangutan

A tale of a bulldog Bugsy, aka 'The Babysitter' and a baby Orangutan aka 'The Orphan'. For more cute animals in love: ow.ly At Taycross Zoo, England Bugsy the 9 year-old French bulldog has traditionally looked after the zoo's abandoned animals. His latest charge is Malone a 6 year-old orangutan abandoned by his mother. Malone will join the other orangutans when he's a little older. For now though he seems to be in safe hands. Or rather, safe paws. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stay Connected: Like Facebook: www.facebook.com Follow Twitter: twitter.com Follow Tumblr: uzooanimals.tumblr.com

 

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Orangutans feeding in the trees - Wild Indonesia - BBC

Orangutans and their young feast among the fig trees in the Sumatran forest, safely out of the reach of the Samatran tigers that patrol the forest floor. Amazing footage from the BBC Wild Indonesia series. Visit www.bbcearth.com for all the latest animal news and wildlife videos and watch more high quality videos on the new BBC Earth YouTube channel here www.youtube.com

 

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Orangutans use an iPad

Milwaukee County Zoo primates have started using four donated iPads for enrichment exercises. Video by Alison Sherwood

 

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Indonesia's orangutans struggle to survive

Indonesia is home to about 90 per cent of the world's wild orangutan population, and was once covered by lush rain forests. But the endangered animals are quickly losing their natural habitat since more forests are being converted into palm oil plantations. The country has become the world's largest producer of palm oil in just a few years. In the island of Borneo at least four palm oil company employees are suspected of killing the endangered animals. Orangutan experts say the increasing conflict between the animals and companies operating in the forest can only be solved if the government is more serious about conservation. Around 75 per cent of the remaining orangutan population is currently being trapped in plantations. Al Jazeera's Step Vaessen reports from East Kalimantan. Warning: This package contains images that may disturb or offend some viewers.