Orangutans Tim Sanderson Anth 111 In Malay orang means "person" and utan is defined as "forest’. Thus Orangutan literally means "Person of the Forest". Orangutans are found in the tropical forests of Sumatra and Borneo. They are the most arboreal of the great apes and move amongst the safety of the trees from one feeding site to the next. They are so well adapted to arboreal life that they cannot place their feet on the ground‚ instead they walk on the outside of their curved foot. There
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Andrew Hilgers The Great Apes Orangutans Orangutans are the largest tree-dwelling animal in the world. Males usually weigh about 90 kg‚ while females range from 30-50. Orangutans are a red/orange color. Their arms are a lot longer than their legs. They have 2 m long arms‚ so they could touch the ground if they were standing on 2 legs. There are two types of male orangutans. There is a flanged and an unflanged. Flanged male orangutans have large‚ flat cheeks that are very wide. These special cheeks
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The pongo abelii (Sumatran Orangutan) is classed as critically endangered under the IUCN red list. In 1994 the estimated number of Sumatran orangutan was 12‚000. This number declined further in 2003 where the estimate shown 7‚300 and again in 2008‚ estimating 6‚500. This clearly is a massive reduction in the species population at a loss of 5500 orangutans in a 14 year period. The Sumatran orangutan lives on the island of Sumatra‚ Indonesia‚ and is commonly found in the lowland and hilly tropical
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This paper will emphasize the conservation strategies surrounding Orangutans and the reasons as to why they are so desperately needed. Orangutans are quickly becoming more and more endangered‚ and are expected to become completely extinct by the year 2025. ( ) In a world where humans have the capability to destroy these lands that once solely belonged to these primates‚ humans also have the ability to conserve and protect this species. The ways in which humans and international conservatory groups
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“Reflection of Eden‚ My Years with Orangutans of Borneo” is one of famous book who Dr Birute Mary Galdikas Filomena as the author through her experienced where she observed and demonstrate their dynamic social behavior start young until their get older to be a loner. 97% human in the sense orangutans share of their genes with us (Dr. Birute Galdikas‚ 2012). Galdikas is a modern primatology‚ nature conservation‚ etiology specialist and the third of “Leakey’s Angel” where inspire to Jane Goodall’s
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“Zoos have a huge role to play in education and protection of our vulnerable wildlife” – Professor Tim Flannery‚ prominent environmentalist and Zoos SA Ambassador. In recent years the importance of zoos has been recognised. They are a valuable asset to our society because of the role they play in education and awareness for animals and the breeding programs that have been formed to fight possible extinction. Due to the high standards of animal care in well managed zoos‚ it can now be a satisfactory
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Organ donation is the process of removal of a whole or part of an organ from one body to another. This purpose is replacement of organs’ damages by organs in good condition. Besides it helps health of patient better. Some people argue that it should be a mandatory law for everyone to donate one of their organs when they die with some reasons: save lives‚ ethical obligation‚ improve the quality of life. In contrast‚ some people feel that it should not be a mandatory because of religion‚ human rights
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TOBI: In his book the “Life of Pi” by Yann Martell‚ the author makes multiple references to animal behavior. Through this project we have researched each of the four animals: the zebra‚ Orangutan‚ Hyena‚ and the Tiger on their lifestyles and behavior. In order to write this book Yann Martel explained that he had to do a lot of research on zoo biology and animal psychology. In addition he spent 6 months doing research in India‚ where he visited every single zoo he could find in southern India.
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Questions: What are the current condition of endangered species in Canada? What are the major factors that cause species endangerment? What are the actions the Canadian government had been taken to save them? Introduction Canada is one of the biggest places on earth with extensive wilderness protected areas that are providing home for more than 70‚000 wildlife species. Among the rest‚ 488 species are categorized by COSEWIC (Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada) as extinct
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The Aura of Orange Human‚ animal‚ plants‚ and all the Earth’s content is survivor. They are fighting for their rights in order to live in this beautiful world. The novel Life of Pi written by Yann Martel‚ has employed a lot of symbols that is related to the life. One of the most significant symbols is the color orange. The author uses orange as a symbol of maintenance of the spirit to survive in survival. This can be proved as most of the objects that are in the color orange in the novel generate
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