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Orangutans are one of the most expensive animals in this trade. Often, the poaching of orangutans is linked with the illegal pet trading, where it is highly common for poachers to kill adult females, and take the infant to sell on the black market. [21] According to a survey, hunters are paid approximately USD$80 to $200 for an infant orangutan ...
Orangutan researcher Birutė Galdikas presenting her book about the apes. Orangutans were known to the native people of Sumatra and Borneo for millennia. The apes are known as maias in Sarawak and mawas in other parts of Borneo and in Sumatra. [13] While some communities hunted them for food and decoration, others placed taboos on such practices.
Orangutan Diaries is a nature documentary series on the BBC, [1] [2] which follows the lives of Bornean orangutans in the care of Lone Drøscher Nielsen, a member of the Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) foundation. The program tries to detail the threat that the orangutans face in day-to-day life.
Orangutans are rarely, if ever, found south of the Simpang Kanan River on Sumatra's west side or south of the Asahan River on the east side. The Pakpak Barat population in particular is the only Sumatran population predicted to be able to sustain orangutans in the long run, given the current effects of habitat displacement and human impact. [1]
Why critics say Malaysia’s ‘orangutan diplomacy’ plan is problematic. Heather Chen, CNN. May 12, 2024 at 7:17 PM. ... Orangutans are the largest tree-dwelling animals, known to spend most of ...
The San Diego Zoo recently brought in a bubble machine for some of its animal residents -- and the results were too cute! Zoo shares video with orangutans going gaga playing with bubbles Skip to ...
Someone captured the adorable moment on camera, and uploaded the video to YouTube on Monday. Since posting, the video has been viewed over 3 million times. Unsurprisingly, Zaleski said it was one ...
The Bornean orangutan has been a critically endangered species since 2016. As well as Borneo's importance in biodiversity conservation and as a carbon sink , the forests have significance for water security and food sovereignty for local communities of indigenous peoples.