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Orangutan vocabularies ‘shaped by social mingling, like in humans’

The vocabularies of orangutans may be shaped by their social groups – just like in humans, according to a new study. Researchers found the wild animals have distinct vocal personalities that are created depending on the social groups in which they ...

21 Mar 2022 at 18:25

Orangutans instinctively use hammers to strike and sharp stones to cut – study

Orangutans instinctively use hammers to strike and sharp stones to cut, a study has found. According to the researchers, the findings suggest that two major prerequisites for the emergence of stone tool use – striking with stone hammers and ...

16 Feb 2022 at 20:25

‘Very special’ orangutan born which could spark new generation of the species

A “very special” baby orangutan, whose birth could kickstart a new generation of the critically endangered species, has been shown off by his proud mother. The five-week-old, yet to be named, is Blackpool Zoo’s first Bornean orangutan baby ...

22 Jul 2023 at 19:45

Orangutans ‘can make two sounds at the same time, similar to human beatboxing’

Orangutans can make two separate sounds at the same time, much like songbirds or human beatboxers, a new study suggests. University of Warwick researchers say the findings provide clues around the evolution of human speech, as well as ...

27 Jun 2023 at 15:00

Conservationists urge Yousaf to act over Indonesian dam threat to rare orangutan

Scotland’s First Minister is being urged to intervene in the controversial construction of a new dam in Indonesia – a project which conservationists fear could impact on the world’s rarest ape. Campaigners at the Mighty Earth group ...

12 Sept 2023 at 00:01

Firm using AI to map trees from space in bid to save tropical forests

A Scottish company is at the “forefront of the race” to save remote forests and endangered apes by mapping trees from space. Space Intelligence, based in Edinburgh, uses different types of satellite images combined with artificial ...

08 Nov 2023 at 15:37

Wild orangutan observed treating wound with medicinal plant for first time

Scientists have, for the first time, observed an orangutan treating a wound with a plant known to have pain-relieving properties. Biologists witnessed a wild male Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) in Indonesia, chewing the leaves ...

02 May 2024 at 16:00

Call for Scots firm linked to orangutan row to be barred from renewable leases

Campaigners are calling for an Edinburgh-based firm to be excluded from future rounds of renewable leasing amid concerns about the impact a project by its parent company is having on critically-endangered orangutans. Mighty ...

20 May 2024 at 00:01

'Adorable' baby orangutan from Dublin Zoo moved to international monkey nursery

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'Adorable' - Baby orangutan from Dublin Zoo taken in by international monkey nursery

Dublin Zoo has bid a sad farewell to a baby orangutan which had become vulnerable after its mother had been unable to feed it, as it was moved to a monkey nursery in the UK. Sibu Junior was born on July 31 at Dublin Zoo in ...

25 Oct 2024 at 17:22

Baby orangutan taken in by Dorset monkey sanctuary

A Dorset monkey sanctuary has taken in an infant orangutan which had become vulnerable after its mother had been unable to feed it. Sibu Junior was born on July 31 at Dublin Zoo in Ireland but despite efforts by staff to ...

25 Oct 2024 at 16:15

Baby orangutan travels first class to join youngsters at Dorset monkey sanctuary

A baby orangutan born in a Spanish conservation centre has travelled first class across the English Channel to get special care at a Dorset monkey sanctuary. Bornean orangutan Kiwi, who is nearly one year old, was ...

22 Nov 2024 at 00:01

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