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    Orangutan Rescue: Saving Borneo's Orangutans
    Orangutan Rescue: Saving Borneo's Orangutans
    Orangutan Rescue: Saving Borneo's Orangutans
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    Orangutan Rescue: Saving Borneo's Orangutans

    By Sean Whyte

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    Tying in with International Orangutan Day on August 19, a British charity is releasing a new book, Orangutan Rescue which tells the emotive story of their efforts to save theorangutanfrom extinction. International Animal Rescue has spent the past six years creating a sanctuary in a remote part of Borneo that is home to nearly 100 young orangutans who have been injured ororphaned by the relentless march of the palm oil manufacturers who have been decimating their forest habitats. The coffee-table book, beautifully illustrated with hundreds of stunning full-colour photographs, shows how the dedicated veterinary staff and volunteers have worked tirelessly to protect the future of a remarkably intelligent primate which shares 96.4% of our genes. Written by animal welfare pioneers Sean Whyte and Alan Knight, Orangutan Rescue gives readers a unique insight into the highs and lows of rescuing and rehabilitating this species with the eventual aim of returning them to their protected forest homes. Whilst the book describes how the clinic near the small town of Ketapang in West Kalimantan, came into existence, it is the orangutans who are the stars of the story with many becoming worldwide internet sensations as their rescue and progress back to health is followed on the social media.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherG2 Rights
    Release dateSep 15, 2015
    ISBN9781782815365
    Orangutan Rescue: Saving Borneo's Orangutans

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      Orangutan Rescue - Sean Whyte

      The Orangutan

      In Malay language orangutan means man of the forest. Sharing 96.4% of our genes, orangutans are remarkably intelligent.

      There are two species of orangutan, Sumatran and Bornean.

      The largest tree-dwelling animal on earth, adult males can weigh up to 120 kilos. Females are a lot smaller and weigh about 45 kilos. They make nests in the tree tops of the rainforest by bending over branches to make the frame for a bed on which they then lay smaller, leafy branches to form a ‘mattress’. The bed is also used to rest in during the daytime. Females normally give birth to one baby approximately every seven to eight years, which then stays with its mother for about seven years.

      They are known to eat over 300 different food types, consisting mostly of fruit, with figs and durian being firm favourites, supplemented with tree bark, leaves, insects and even birds’ eggs. Possessing an excellent memory, orangutans are able to make a ‘mental-map’ of the forests which enhances their ability to find fruit in

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