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  • July 2008

    • Orangutans In Trouble as Forests Shrink

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Jul 5, 08 5:46 PM CDT

      Orangutans In Trouble as Forests Shrink

      (Newser) - Illegal loggers and palm oil plantations may make the orangutan the first great ape to become extinct, scientists warn. In Indonesia, a mere 6,600 of the apes remain, while on Malaysia’s Borneo Island, the population has fallen 10% to 49,600, the Telegraph reports. More »

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      environment  • endangered species  • biofuel  • Indonesia  • Malaysia  • apes  • orangutans  • palm oil

  • June 2008

    • Spain Passes Ape Rights Bill

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jun 26, 08 1:14 PM CDT

      Spain Passes Ape Rights Bill

      (Newser) - Spanish Parliament passed a resolution promising fundamental “human” rights to the great apes, the Guardian reports. The bill enjoys wide support and would ban scientific experimentation involving higher-level primates. Zoo exhibition will still be legal, but supporters say living conditions will improve significantly. The legislative body was inspired by philosopher Peter Singer’s Great Apes Project, a primate advocacy group. More »

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      Spain  • animal rights  • chimpanzees  • parliament  • gorilla  • apes  • orangutans

  • January 2008

    • Laughter Also Good Medicine for Orangutans

      BBC  |  Jan 2, 08 4:52 PM CST

      Laughter Also Good Medicine for Orangutans

      (Newser) - Humans aren't the only animals who laugh, according to a new study. Orangutans engage in a primitive form of laughing, the BBC reports—when one exhibits a facial expression such as an open, gaping mouth, and a companion displays the same expression less than half a second later. This sense of empathy and mimicry is a key component of laughter. More »

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      apes  • primates  • orangutans  • laughter

  • August 2007

    • Orangutans Play Charades

      BBC  |  Aug 2, 07 9:24 AM CDT

      Orangutans Play Charades

      (Newser) - Orangutan communication works just like a game of charades, according to new research. Orangs and other apes who use signals to communicate what they want pay careful attention to whether their audience understands their gestures—if something works, they repeat it, and if they aren't getting through they try another signal. More »

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      language  • human evolution  • communication  • apes  • orangutans

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