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Nat Geo: Orangutans In The Wild 27 images Created 20 Mar 2019

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  • Jari Manis, an adult male  Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus), eats ginger stems while keeping an eye on the female Marissa he has been following.
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  • Jari Manis, an adult male  Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus), eats ginger stems while keeping an eye on the female Marissa he has been following.
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  • An adult male Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) named Jari Manis sits in the sleeping nest he has made in a small tree.
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  • A female Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) named Beth moves through the forest carrying her juvenile.  Gunung Palung N.P., Borneo, Indonesia
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  • Orangutan researcher Cheryl Knott follows an orangutan through the rain forest of Gunung Palung.
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  • Adult male Bornean Orangutan (named Roman) feeding on wild durian fruits.
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  • View of the rain forest canopy with sunset lighting up the mist.  This forest is home to the orangutans of Gunung Palung National Park, Borneo, Indonesia.
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  • A young male orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) named Rob feeds on the glossy red fruit of a Baccaurea tree.
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  • Close-up of food typically consumed by orangutans during mast fruiting season, the high-fruit period.
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  • Close-up of food typically consumed by orangutans during low fruit season including leaves, figs, ginger stems, and the inner layer of bark.
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  • A Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) named Beth chews on the fronds of a Pandanus plant
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  • An orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) named Jari Manis sucks termites from chunks of termite nest he has broken off.
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  • A young orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) named Misha feeds on tree bark with her upside-down mother, Marissa.
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  • A adult male Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) named Roman climbs through a treetop in search of food.
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  • An orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) named Rocky hangs on a branch after being wounded in the shoulder during a fight with another male orangutan.
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  • An orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) named Rob bares his canine teeth.
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  • A wire container bearing the bones of an orangutan picked clean by insects is lowered to the ground. This ape, known as Rocky, died from the wounds received during a fight with a rival male. The skeleton will be used for further study.
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  • Anthropologist Cheryl Knott cleans the skull of an orangutan for study. This ape, known as Rocky, died from the wounds received during a fight with a rival male.
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  • The skeletons of two male orangutans are labeled and laid out for study.
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  • Anthropologist Cheryl Knott reviews her field notes at her open stilt house in Gunung Palung National Park.
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  • Orangutan researcher Cheryl Knott collects an orangutan urine sample from a plastic sheet placed beneath an orangutan nest.
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  • Anthropologist Cheryl Knott checks orangutan urine samples for signs of menstruation, infection, and weight loss.  She is using dipstick tests for humans, which work on orangutans.
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  • A pregnant Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) hangs in a tree in Borneo.
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  • A young orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) named Misha holds a dead rat by the tail. Orangutans rarely eat meat, so researchers surmised that the youngster was simply curious.
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  • A young female orangutan (named Misha) practices building a simple nest in a tree.
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  • Orangutan female with baby and older juvenile.  Gunung Palung N.P., Borneo, Indonesia.
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  • A one year old Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) hangs out with its mother (Beth).
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