Comments on: Orangutan Tools

By: Meghan

Meghan — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:44:12 +0000

I am Meghan Tenley and Iam a Girl Scout we are doing a program to help orangutans by trying to stop people from using palm oil trees becausethis is food and shelter for the orangutan.thanks

By: Do they know more than we think they do? « Tales From An Open Book

Do they know more than we think they do? « Tales From An Open Book — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:57:28 +0000

[...] These orangutans have a favorite fruit called “puwin”, which has small spines covering a fleshy fruit interior. The orangutans have discovered that by sliding a thin stick into a crack on the fruit, they can remove the inner flesh without having to touch the spines. They’ve also been seen using sticks to catch ants and gather honey. You can read more about these insights here. [...]

By: Robert Bretz

Robert Bretz — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:25:35 +0000

On Orangutan island they treat the babies like their human and r ruining any chance for a return to the wild. When ever they carry them they should hold on just like a wild baby. Sometimes i think orangutan island is a place to get rid of the ones that grow to big for these women to baby to death