Orangutan

The public are being asked to vote for animals they think should be part of a new 'Big Five' of the natural world's top creatures to photograph.Unlike the old Big Five, based on the five toughest animals in Africa for colonial hunters to shoot and kill, the new list will…

Proboscis monkeys live only on the island of Borneo in the extreme southwest Pacific Ocean. The male is well known for its mega-schnozzle. Photo by Sebastian Kennerknecht/Minden Pictures The island of Borneo is the only home of the proboscis monkey, an endangered primate that is surprisingly resilient. Authored by by…

World's newest species of primate - the Tapanuli orangutan - will be appear on UK TV for the first time in new documentary filmed in IndonesiaPrimates is narrated by Chris Packham, and begins on BBC One next SundayIt follows Tapanuli orangutan in Batang Toru, northern Sumatra, IndonesiaThey were identified as a…

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The 2020 World Press Photo Award Winners have been announced, and we’ve learned what cameras they’ve used.We’re going to be honest; more than anything else, the 2020 World Press Photo Award Winners are demonstrating that their talents are far surpassing the gear they’re using. However, for curiosity’s sake, it’s always…

Conservationist claims gorillas 'could catch coronavirus from humans' and calls for 'ape tourism' to be suspendedBiologist Ian Redmond says apes at risk because they share DNA with humansHe has called for great ape tourism to be suspended and field research reduced So far there haven't been any suspected or confirmed cases…

Sony's annual photography awards are always a superb excuse to drink in some absolutely unbelievable photographs, spanning all sorts of categories and subject matters, and the 2020 shortlist is no exception to that rule.57 stunning photos from the National Sony World Photography Awards 2020 That list of contenders was recently…

This article first appeared on Truthout and was produced in partnership with Earth | Food | Life, a project of the Independent Media Institute. Picture a rhinoceros in the rainforest, add a herd of elephants, families of orangutans swinging through the treetops and tigers prowling the understory, and there is…

NEW YORK, April 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Orangutan Project, an organization focused on securing the survival of critically endangered species including orangutans, is calling for an immediate end to the wildlife trade to protect us from future pandemics like COVID-19. The Orangutan Project has released a petition highlighting the connection…

last updated: 08/04/2020 Coronavirus poses a serious threat to our closest living relatives, the great apes, say leading experts Thomas R. Gillespie and Fabian H. Leendertz in a report published in the journal Nature. Orangutans, for example, share 97 per cent of their DNA with humans, therefore, reducing the risk…