-
genus Pongo,
orangutans were
originally considered to be one species. In 1996, they were
divided into two species: the
Bornean orangutan (P. pygmaeus...
- 000 and 20,000
years ago.
Tapanuli orangutans diverged from
Bornean orangutans about 674,000
years ago.
Orangutans were able to
travel from
Sumatra to...
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between the
Bornean orangutans, as well as the
Sumatran orangutans.
Relating back to the
Middle Pleistocene, the
Bornean orangutan lineage went through...
- species,
Sumatran orangutans are
thinner and have
longer faces;
their hair is
longer and has a
paler red color.
Fossil orangutans in
Sumatra from the...
-
living cousins.
Orangutans have
shown the
development of
culture comparable to that of chimpanzees, and some[who?] say the
orangutan may also satisfy...
- 000
Bornean orangutans, 14,000
Sumatran orangutans, and 800
Tapanuli orangutans. The
number of
Bornean orangutans has
decreased by more than 60% in 60 years...
- and
rehabilitating orphaned orangutans at its
first centre at Wanariset. By 1998, BOS had
already rescued over 500
orangutans in East
Kalimantan alone....
-
Sumatran hybrid orangutans in captivity.
Before Bornean and
Sumatran orangutans were
described as
separate species in the
early 2000s,
orangutans from differing...
- "Iowa's
First Orangutans Arrive at
Great Ape Trust". Des Moines, Iowa.
Environment News Service.
October 7, 2004. "Four
Great Ape
Trust Orangutans Transferred...
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Orangutans have
often attracted attention in po****r culture. They are
mentioned extensively in
works of
fiction and
video games,
while some
captive individuals...
