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Showing posts with label Save Endangered Orangutan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Save Endangered Orangutan. Show all posts

Perusahaan Malaysia Bantai Orangutan Kalimantan!

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Keberadaan orangutan di Kalimantan Timur terancam. Mereka terus dibantai, sebagai dampak dari pembabatan hutan untuk membuka perkebunan kelapa sawit.

Balai Konservasi Sumber Daya Alam (BKSDA Kaltim) dan Centre for Orangutan Protection (COP) telah mengevakuasi sedikitnya empat orangutan dari Muara Kaman, di sekitaran kawasan konsesi PT Khaleda, anak perusahaan Metro Kajang Holdings Berhad Malaysia dan PT Anugerah? Urea Sakti.
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Baboon Adopts BushBaby (Galago) in Nairobi, Kenya

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A Galagos also known as a bushbaby and a seven-month old yellow baboon (Papio cynocelphalus) live in the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) headquarters in Nairobi.

They are getting along really well with each other, defying nature, Reuters reported. The baboon was rescued in Maralal, in the northern part of Kenya while the galagos was rescued in Nyeri, located in central Kenya. Yellow baboons usually live in the eastern forests of Africa in the forest and are baboons from the Old World monkey family. 

Galagos are small, nocturnal primates native to continental Africa, and make up the family Galagidae (also sometimes called Galagonidae). They are sometimes included as a subfamily within the Lorisidae or Loridae.
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DNA Orangutan Berhasil Diurutkan

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KOMPAS.com - Tim ahli internasional yang dipimpin Washington University School of Medicine telah berhasil mengurutkan DNA orangutan Sumatra dan Kalimantan. Data tersebut diharapkan dapat membantu ahli-ahli konservasi menetapkan prioritas upaya penyelamatan berdasarkan kesehatan genetik hewan yang makin sedikit jumlahnya ini.

Para ilmuwan tersebut mendata sekitar 13 juta variasi DNA orangutan. Dalam penelitian yang dipublikasikan Kamis (27/1/2011) ini, terlihat bahwa terdapat keragaman genetik antara orangutan Sumatra (Pongo abelii) dan orangutan Kalimantan (Pongo pygmaeus). Keragaman ini sangat penting karena dapat meningkatkan kemampuan populasi terkait untuk tetap sehat dan beradaptasi dengan lingkungan.
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Pongo Pygmaeus

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With arms reaching 7 feet (2 meters) from fingertip to fingertip, orangutans are aptly suited for a life in the trees of Southeast Asia.

The Malay word orangutan means "person of the forest." These long-haired, orangish primates, found only in Sumatra and Borneo, are highly intelligent and are close relatives of humans.

Orangutans have an enormous arm span. A male may stretch his arms some 7 feet (2 meters) from fingertip to fingertip—a reach considerably longer than his standing height of about 5 feet (1.5 meters). When orangutans do stand, their hands nearly touch the ground.
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The smile that says rescued Mely the orangutan loves her new home

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Three months ago, she was in shackles, with a chain clamped around her neck and desperation in her eyes.

After being neglected and held captive for 15 years, Mely the orangutan struggled to walk, climb or feed herself. But what a difference 12 weeks – and the generosity of Daily Mail readers – makes.

Now, playing happily in her nest and eating fruit and leaves, the look on Mely’s face clearly shows she is enjoying every moment of her new life after being rescued from a riverside shack in Borneo.

‘When Mely first arrived her steps were very calculated and slow since she had to learn how to walk and climb,’ said Carolynn Fitterer, a volunteer with the charity International Animal Rescue.
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The Bornean Orangutan (Pongo Pygmaeus): Everlasting Facts..........!!

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There are just over 40,000 orangutans left on the island of Borneo. But history has shown that population could decline rapidly if forest habitats continue to be destroyed at the current rate. Poaching also continues to be a threat to Borneon orangutan populations. WWF is actively involved in global efforts to protect habitat and halt the illegal trade in orangutans.

The Bornean Orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus, is a species of orangutan native to the island of Borneo. Together with the slightly smaller Sumatran Orangutan, it belongs to the only genus of great apes native to Asia.
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The Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo Abelii): They Need Our Helps.......!!

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The Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii) is the rarer of the two species of orangutans. Living on and endemic to Sumatra island of Indonesia, it is smaller than the Bornean Orangutan. The Sumatran Orangutan grows to about 1.4 metres (4.6 ft) tall and 90 kilograms (200 lb) in males. Females are smaller, averaging 90 centimetres (3.0 ft) and 45 kilograms (99 lb).

Compared to the Bornean Orangutan, the Sumatran Orangutan tends to be more frugivorous and especially insectivorous. Preferred fruits include figs and jackfruits. It also will eat bird eggs and small vertebrates. The Sumatran Orangutans spend far less time feeding on the inner bark of trees.
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Why are Orangutans an Endangered Species?: Facts About the Bornean Orangutan and the Sumatran Orangutan

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Even though conservation efforts are being made, with the destruction of their natural habitat, orangutans are listed as an endangered species. It was thought that there was only one species of orangutans until recently when genetic research found that there are actually two species. One is the Bornean and the other is the Sumatran. Both species live in Southeast Asia.

Orangutans are solitary animals who spend most of their time up in trees. This is where they eat, sleep, and mate. The male orangutan is known as the "person of the forest," in the Malay language. They are omnivores, although fruit is their favorite food. They also eat plants, honey, and small animals.
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Gorilla: Old Brother's Fact......!!

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Some primatologists list one additional subspecies of mountain gorilla, and are proposing to separate the Bwindi population into a fifth gorilla subspecies. Shy vegetarians, the world's largest primates face an uncertain future in Africa's remaining equatorial forests.

Species: Gorilla gorilla
Subspecies:
- G. g. gorilla (western lowland)
- G. g. diehli (Cross River)

Species: Gorilla beringei
Subspecies:
- G. b. beringei (mountain)
- G. b. graueri (eastern lowland)


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Save The Orangutans

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Endangered orangutans live on two islands, Sumatra and Borneo, in Asia. Some estimates suggest that orangutans could become extinct within the next decade or two. Threats to their survival include habitat loss and illegal pet trade. Their slow reproduction rates also contribute to the problem.

If current logging trends continue, most of Indonesia's National Parks are likely to be severely damaged within the next decade. They are amongst the last areas to hold valuable timber in commercially viable amounts.

With a wild population of fewer than 7,000, the Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii) may be the first Great Ape to become extinct.
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