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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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Tim Laman
Image Size
5075x3444 / 21.9MB
Keywords
Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus), Mammal, Primate, Endangered Species (IUCN Red List: EN), rain forest, Z1, Bones And Skeletons, Gunung Palung National Park
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Nat Geo: Orangutans In The Wild
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.