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- noun Plural form of
orangutan .
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Examples
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I love that guy, he really believed that what he called orangutans and we would call chimpanzees were human--homo sylvestris and also with my increasingly strong desire to write a novel in the Cat People vein.
I don't usually link Jenny Davidson 2006
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Madison Vorva and Rhiannon Tomtishen did a research project on orangutans that was part of their Bronze Award project and “discovered the habitat of orangutans is being threatened by conversion of the land to the production of palm oil, an ingredient in Girl Scout Cookies.”
Archive 2008-06-01 Peggy 2008
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Madison Vorva and Rhiannon Tomtishen did a research project on orangutans that was part of their Bronze Award project and “discovered the habitat of orangutans is being threatened by conversion of the land to the production of palm oil, an ingredient in Girl Scout Cookies.”
Spring Cleaning Peggy 2008
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I am not alone in this regard; in the case highlighted here, a full 70% of the villagers questioned knew the orangutans were a protected or endangered species when they killed them.
Jamie Bechtel: Will Orangutans Become Extinct Before the Conservation Community Gets Its Game on? Jamie Bechtel 2011
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"As long as the orangutans are the decision-makers, the enrichment can be great for them," Zimmerman said.
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"As long as the orangutans are the decision-makers, the enrichment can be great for them," Zimmerman said.
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Female turtles have been tagged and identified as orangutans in Indonesia are running out of space to go, too.
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In fact, the major Malaysian producers of palm oil, in cooperation with the Malaysian government, have exhibited a strong commitment to zero-burning replanting techniques, protecting species such as orangutans, and the certification of palm oil from established, licensed plantations.
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In fact, the major Malaysian producers of palm oil, in cooperation with the Malaysian government, have exhibited a strong commitment to zero-burning replanting techniques, protecting species such as orangutans, and the certification of palm oil from established, licensed plantations.
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In fact, the major Malaysian producers of palm oil, in cooperation with the Malaysian government, have exhibited a strong commitment to zero-burning replanting techniques, protecting species such as orangutans, and the certification of palm oil from established, licensed plantations.
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