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earthling<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Orangutan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Orangutan</span></a> </p><p>Screenshot from Hotspots The Last Hope S01E01 </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/photography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>photography</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Borneo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Borneo</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/documentaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>documentaries</span></a></p>
Palm Oil Detectives<p>SE <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Asia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Asia</span></a> has many fascinating creatures and the secrets of their origins and ancient legends are revealed in their names: <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Orangutan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Orangutan</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Gibbon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gibbon</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Binturong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Binturong</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Siamang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Siamang</span></a> 🦧🧡🐒🤎 in South East Asian languages <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Boycottpalmoil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boycottpalmoil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Boycott4Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boycott4Wildlife</span></a><br><a href="https://wp.me/pcFhgU-3KW?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&amp;utm_campaign=publer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wp.me/pcFhgU-3KW?utm_source=ma</span><span class="invisible">stodon&amp;utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&amp;utm_campaign=publer</span></a></p>
Myriad MisadventuresOur main stop is Borneo was Sandakan. We usually go to Southeast Asia for the beaches but this trip was more focused on wildlife. So on our first day we went the the nearby Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Center to see the orangutans being fed<br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/travel?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/malaysia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#malaysia</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/borneo?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#borneo</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/orangutan?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#orangutan</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a>
Myriad MisadventuresOur main stop is Borneo was Sandakan. We usually go to Southeast Asia for the beaches but this trip was more focused on wildlife. So on our first day we went the the nearby Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Center to see the orangutans being fed<br> •<br> •<br> •<br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/travel?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/malaysia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#malaysia</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/borneo?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#borneo</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/vacation?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vacation</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/jungle?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#jungle</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/rainforest?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rainforest</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sandakan?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sandakan</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sonyalpha?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sonyalpha</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/travelphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#travelphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/travelmalaysia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#travelmalaysia</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/visitmalaysia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#visitmalaysia</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/southeastasia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#southeastasia</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/seasia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#seasia</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/wildlife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/orangutan?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#orangutan</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/myriadmisadventures?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#myriadmisadventures</a> link in bio
Nick Young :tinoflag:<p>Not a good look!</p><p>Fonterra, and the NZ Dairy industry has been linked to deforestation inside the wildlife reserve featured in David Attenborough’s orangutan documentary, Secret Lives of Orangutans.</p><p><a href="https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/press-release/nz-dairy-linked-to-deforestation-in-attenborough-orangutan-documentary-wildlife-reserve/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=nickofnz" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">greenpeace.org/aotearoa/press-</span><span class="invisible">release/nz-dairy-linked-to-deforestation-in-attenborough-orangutan-documentary-wildlife-reserve/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=nickofnz</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/rainforest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rainforest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/dairy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dairy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/fonterra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fonterra</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/orangutan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orangutan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/davidattenburgh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>davidattenburgh</span></a></p>
earthling<p>Manis, an <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/orangutan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orangutan</span></a>, and her baby Manja in Indonesia. Manis was rescued in July 2014 by conservation agencies and was successfully rehabilitated and released back into the wild. She has since given birth to Manja. Together with the government, Yiari, an Indonesian partner of International Animal Rescue, has returned 170 orangutans back to their natural habitat, with five recorded live births among them – showing the releases were a success</p><p>Photograph: International Animal Rescue</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/photography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>photography</span></a></span></p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>In Indonesian <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Borneo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Borneo</span></a>, A Hopeful Future for Orangutans <a href="https://blog.nature.org/2025/02/28/in-indonesian-borneo-a-hopeful-future-for-orangutans/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.nature.org/2025/02/28/in-</span><span class="invisible">indonesian-borneo-a-hopeful-future-for-orangutans/</span></a></p><p>"Well-managed <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/forests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>forests</span></a> and community involvement are changing the narrative for <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/orangutan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orangutan</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a>... YKAN has worked with local villages on forest protection, management and enforcement... This has resulted in a 29,000-hectare protected area as well as sustainable management of 532,000 hectares of <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/forest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>forest</span></a> in a wider landscape."</p><p><a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Apes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apes</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Animals</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Orangutans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Orangutans</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Indonesia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indonesia</span></a></p>
Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈<p>New Orangutan, just dropped...</p><p><a href="https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/introducing-indianapolis-zoos-newest-member-a-baby-boy-orangutan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wrtv.com/news/local-news/intro</span><span class="invisible">ducing-indianapolis-zoos-newest-member-a-baby-boy-orangutan</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Orangutan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Orangutan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Orangutans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Orangutans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Indianapolis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indianapolis</span></a></p>
Degrowth or Extinction<p><a href="https://jorts.horse/tags/orangutan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orangutan</span></a> was seen moving towards a cliff while watching the excavator from above. Its gaze seemed vacant as its habitat had now become a <a href="https://jorts.horse/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mining</span></a> area. The noisy <a href="https://jorts.horse/tags/coal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coal</span></a> excavation disturbed its life, and the orangutan left, searching for a <a href="https://jorts.horse/tags/forest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>forest</span></a> to return to.<br>:goosebonk:</p>
Palm Oil Detectives<p>SE <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Asia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Asia</span></a> has many fascinating creatures and the secrets of their origins and ancient legends are revealed in their names: <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Orangutan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Orangutan</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Gibbon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gibbon</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Binturong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Binturong</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Siamang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Siamang</span></a> 🦧🧡🐒🤎 in South East Asian languages <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Boycottpalmoil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boycottpalmoil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Boycott4Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boycott4Wildlife</span></a></p><p><a href="http://palmoildetectives.com/2025/02/16/the-origins-of-animal-words-in-se-asia-and-what-this-reveals-to-us-about-our-connection-to-them/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">palmoildetectives.com/2025/02/</span><span class="invisible">16/the-origins-of-animal-words-in-se-asia-and-what-this-reveals-to-us-about-our-connection-to-them/</span></a></p>
Gladwyn d’Souza<p>The main reason behind the decline of <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/orangutan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>orangutan</span></a> populations is <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/habitatdestruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>habitatdestruction</span></a> and <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/fragmentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fragmentation</span></a> due to <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/illegallogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>illegallogging</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>agriculture</span></a>, and <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/palmoil" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>palmoil</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/plantations" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>plantations</span></a>.<br /><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BoycottPalmOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BoycottPalmOil</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SiblingBeings" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SiblingBeings</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/IndigenousBiodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IndigenousBiodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/WebOfLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WebOfLife</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/DeterioratingCarbonSinks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DeterioratingCarbonSinks</span></a> <br /><a href="https://themeghalayan.com/in-the-shadows-of-extinction-orangutans/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">themeghalayan.com/in-the-shado</span><span class="invisible">ws-of-extinction-orangutans/</span></a></p>
MarcusMuench<p>Happy indictment day! <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/indictment" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>indictment</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/orange" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>orange</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/orangutan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>orangutan</span></a></p>
Cliff Jones Jr.<p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/TIL" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TIL</span></a> the oversized ape King Louie in <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Disney" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Disney</span></a>&#39;s most recent live action version of <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/TheJungleBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TheJungleBook</span></a> is not actually supposed to be an <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/orangutan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>orangutan</span></a> but a remnant <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/gigantopithecus" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>gigantopithecus</span></a>. This explains the character&#39;s baffling size as well as the fact that orangutans aren&#39;t native to India. Come to think of it, it even explains why Louie&#39;s the only one of his kind!</p><p><a href="https://animals.howstuffworks.com/extinct-animals/extinct-giant-orangutan-gigantopithecus-jungle-book.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">animals.howstuffworks.com/exti</span><span class="invisible">nct-animals/extinct-giant-orangutan-gigantopithecus-jungle-book.htm</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>movies</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/DisneyMovies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DisneyMovies</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/animation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>animation</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/hominids" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>hominids</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/paleontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>paleontology</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/anthropology" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>anthropology</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/paleoanthropology" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>paleoanthropology</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>animals</span></a></p>