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The first orangutan in the world nearly learned how to speak human language
Recently, an orangutan named Rocky is said to have learned how to emit vowels and almost simulates human language.
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5 'weird' facts will change your perception of the animal world
The animal world still contains many secrets. However, these secrets may have been answered for a long time without our knowledge.
Animal world
Monkey learns to swim like people
Although it is impossible to match Michael Phelps, the monkey has shown that they can still swim like humans.
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Shocking discovery of monkey's memory
Recent research by scientists at Aarhus University in Denmark shows that large monkeys (orangutans, chimpanzees, gorillas, etc.) are able to remember events from previou…
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Orangutans go on like a circus actor
Kidogo's orangutan Kidogo lives at Krefeld Zoo, Germany, can walk while balancing on the rope like a professional circus actor.
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Orangutans know how to brush their teeth
An orangutan in Indonesia learned how to use a toothbrush and toothpaste to clean its mouth.
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Chimpanzees and orangutans also have a U-shaped happy chart
A new study says that not only people are middle-aged crisis: Chimpanzees and orangutans also experience a
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Orangutans climbed the mountain, crossed the river because of love
When the instinct to maintain the race rises, Sumatran orangutans are ready to cross many mountains, rivers and forests to find their mates.
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Orangutans escape blind thanks to surgery
Gober, the name of the 40-year-old Sumatran orangutan, used to live in a wild environment in North Sumatra province. It lost its ability to look at the end of 2008 due t…
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Take the orangutans to the island to detox
Zoo staff in Indonesia were forced to relocate to a 15-year-old orangutan after finding out that its smoking habit had become very serious.
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Animal intelligence
Monkey species in general seem to be able to do addition operations. They plan, fight and restore peace. They can express empathy, sharing. That's why Duke University sc…
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Orangutans postponed 'puberty' to be the leader
Any teenage girl who understands when there are bigger and stronger guys next to me, I can hardly reach the beautiful girls. Orangutan (orang-outang) living on the islan…
Animal world
Primate animals also nest
Usually new birds nest. But recently, scientists have studied the nesting behavior of apes such as orangutans and chimpanzees in forests of Indonesia and Guinea and West…
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Orangutans are stressed by tourists
Observing tourists visiting the sanctuary on Borneo Island, orangutans are often subjected to severe stress, though not prolonged, CNN's information follows the research…
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Decode the gorilla genome
Cambridge researchers have deciphered the genetic code of a gorilla called Kamilah. Research shows that the human genome is similar to the gorilla genome. The team hopes…