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An orangutan, with which we shared a common ancestor only 14 million years ago. The name "orangutan", meaning "people of the forest", describes their role within the Borneo and Sumatran rain forests of Southeast Asia. These great apes are highly intelligent and exercise the ability to construct foraging tools, sophisticated aeries that can support their weight at night, and are even capable of playing touch-screen video games at a zoo in Georgia! Tragically, orangutans are highly endangered.

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=PixlPhantasy Feb 20, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
The black and white makes this even more emotional. Great capture of a beautiful creature.
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*LiamTown Feb 21, 2013
Thank you so much. :D
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=Lion6255 Jan 13, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
I looked through all of your Gallery and there is some wonderful work here. I have to say that this must be one of my fav. I have a very soft spot for creatures that can no longer live like they were intended to because of mans infinite greed.
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*LiamTown Jan 15, 2013
Thanks for taking the time to look through my gallery! And I completely agree with your sentiments, it's tragic what deforestation has done.
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=Lion6255 Jan 16, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Pongo justed looked so very sad....Photo was wonderful tho!
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*EarthHart Aug 25, 2012
Yes, their rainforests are being cut down to make way for Palm Oil production, ie the planting of Palm. Shame it's a captive animal not a wild one. Bless him :clap:
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*LiamTown Aug 25, 2012
I hope to see one in its natural habitat, outside of a reservation, someday. Though I doubt I'll be so fortunate. It's truly a shame how shortsighted humanity can be at times. It worries me to think that a species of our fellow apes could go extinct within our lifetime.
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*EarthHart Aug 26, 2012
As I type this a couple of friends are in Sumatra, filming Orang-utan for the BBC NHU.
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*LiamTown Aug 26, 2012
That's awesome! Are they focusing on just one of the species of orangutan or are they doing a broader overview?
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*EarthHart Aug 27, 2012
Habitat destruction & Palm oil production, and how it's destroying the whole ecology of the area, not just for orangs but also humans.
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