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World's oldest orangutan dies at age 55
MIAMI - A 55-year-old Sumatran orangutan, believed to be the world's oldest, has died, a Miami zoo spokesman said. Nonja, who was born on the Indonesian island of Sumatra and lived in Miami since 1983, was found dead Saturday morning, said Ron Magill, spokesman for the Miami Metro Zoo. "Everybody's very sad, especially with an animal like an orangutan," Magill said.Summer Reading List! Check It Out :)
It is summer time! What does that mean? It means it's time to kick off with a great summer reading list!
Floral silk
At the zoo I brought my niece to see! There was an orangutan wearing pink crocs! Haha
I wear:
- Mango top
- DIY vintage cutoffs
- studded sandals (Japan)
- hobo bag (HK)
- random accessories
Some animals, photos and stats, Are they endangered?
Bottlenose Dolphin
Where they live: Scotland, Caribbean, New Zealand, other places
Conservation Status: Bottlenose dolphins are not endangered. Their future is stable because of their abundance and high adaptability. However, some specific populations are threatened due to various environmental changes.
"Human-Faced" Missing Link Found in Spain??
Move over Ida—you're last month's news. There's a new (purported) "missing link" in town. An 11.9-million-year-old fossil ape species with an unusually flat, "surprisingly human" face has been found in Spain.Culutred Cousins?
So in my Intro Achaeology class we have been learning about lithic (stone tool) technology. I saw this article in one of my favorite mags Archaeology Magazine....:nerdgirl: Sorry its super long
A wild chimpanzee in a nest (or bed or sleeping platform), essentially a simple shelter. This is a constructed artifact, a simple example of elementary technology, which happens to be a great ape universal
by Kirsten Vala
Looking at apes, tools, and human evolution
Many animals have been observed using tools: Dolphins use sponges when fishing, crows use sticks to forage for insects in dead wood, capuchin monkeys use stones to break open nuts.
E.T: the Extra Terrestrial
E.T Stars # Henry Thomas ... Elliott # Dee Wallace ... Mary # Robert MacNaughton ...Riddle #2
There is a very, very tall coconut tree and there are 4 animals. King Kong, an Ape, an Orangutan and a Monkey pass by. They decide to compete to see who is the fastest to get a banana off the tree.Palm Oil Free-Thanks Lush!!
Lush develops new (very nearly) palm free soap base, hooray!! The threat to biodiversity, global warming and human rights represented by the demand for palm oil is by now a well publicized one. Ancient rain forests are being destroyed to make way for palm oil plantations, a situation which is leaving a trail of havoc in its wake.
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