Of the three great apes - orangutans, gorillas and chimpanzees - orangutans have always proved the most difficult to study in the wild. Reaching their habitat is arduous and dangerous because of the humidity and the heat, and the terrain they favor is often infested with leeches, mosquitoes, snakes, crocodiles, and in Sumatra, tigers.
A related editorial: We stand to lose that most human of apes
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Orangutans are critically endangered in the wild. I'd like to invite you and your readers to visit the Orangutan Outreach website to learn more about them and see how you can help them!
Maybe you'd like to adopt a baby?
Best wishes, Rich
Richard Zimmerman
Director, Orangutan Outreach
http://redapes.org
Reach out and save the orangutans!
Facebook Cause: http://causes.com/redapes
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