News articles tagged with 'orangutan'
LSU's Mark Batzer decodes orangutan genome
— 27 Jan 2011 18:44 | BiologyThe word 'orangutan' is derived from a Malay phrase meaning 'man of the forest,' which is a perfectly apt description of these tree-dwelling primates. Genetically the most distant great…
Genetic archaeology finds parts of our genome more closely related to orangutans than chimps
— 27 Jan 2011 17:44 | BiologyIn a study published online today in Genome Research (www.genome.org), in coordination with the publication of the orangutan genome sequence, scientists have presented the surprising…
Unique orangutan reintroduction project under imminent threat
— 14 Dec 2010 19:15 | EnvironmentA Sumatran rainforest named a global priority for tigers and home to a unique orangutan rescue project is targeted for clearcutting by one of the world's largest paper suppliers…
Orangutans count on stats for survival
— 18 Nov 2010 11:27 | BiologyOrangutans threatened with extinction could be brought back from the brink with help from a Queensland University of Technology (QUT) statistician…
Couch potatoes of the animal kingdom
— 4 Aug 2010 09:37 | BiologyPass the chips and hand over the remote. In a study involving the first-ever daily energy expenditure measurements in apes, a researcher from Washington University in St. Louis and…
Signal like you mean it
— 18 Jun 2010 13:35 | BiologyGreat ape gestures have intentional meaning and are made with the expectation of specific behavioural responses, according to Erica Cartmill and Richard Byrne from the University of…
New research about human genetic diseases and human development
— 30 Apr 2010 08:19 | HealthThe density of transposable (jumping) elements between sex chromosomes in primates may have important consequences for the studies of human genetic diseases, say Penn State University…
Great apes know they could be wrong
— 25 Mar 2010 11:37 | BiologyGreat apes - orangutans, chimpanzees, bonobos and gorillas - realise that they can be wrong when making choices, according to Dr Josep Call from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary…
Decoding the long calls of the orangutan
— 18 Mar 2010 12:46 | BiologyResearch into the long calls of male orangutans in Borneo has given scientists new insight into how these solitary apes communicate through dense jungle. An acoustic analysis of the…
First molars provide insight into evolution of great apes, humans
— 1 Jan 2010 10:01 | BiologyThe timing of molar emergence and its relation to growth and reproduction in apes is being reported by two scientists at Arizona State University's Institute of Human Origins in the…