Topic: Primatology
Taronga Zoo's Chimpanzees Move To New Home
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Malaysia tracks orangutans with implants
AFP Global Edition
<div><p>Malaysian wildlife authorities are using electronic implants to keep track of orangutans in a bid to protect the endangered apes after they are freed into the wild, an official has said.</p><p>Laurentius Ambu, wildlife department head in Sabah ...
Orangutans struggle to survive as palm oil booms
AFP Global Edition
<div><p>Cinta, a baby orangutan found lost and alone in a vast Borneo palm oil plantation, now clings to a tree at a sanctuary for the great apes, staring intently at dozens of tourists.</p><p>She is one of the ...
Discovery in Ethiopia casts light on human origins
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<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The skeleton of an early human who lived 4.4 million years ago shows that humans did not evolve from chimpanzee-like ancestors, researchers reported on Thursday.</p><p>Instead, the missing link -- the common ancestor of both humans ...
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