Great apes in Germany.

orangutans

http://suprememastertv.com/bbs/board.php?bo_table=aw - A Voice for Animals: http://DefensAnimal.Org (In Spanish), Episode 912, Air Date: 14 - Mar - 2008.

Back in May a few of us went to the zoo and I took my new camera rig. Apologies for the dodgy camera work. I was trying to get used to the weight of the camera and the constant focusing needed with the   more...lenses. Also the fixed focal length of the lenses means I can't zoom so it wasn't always easy trying to capture the moment effectively. In this video you'll see me (briefly) along with Leigh (Dax79), Nicole (Nicole83), Nicole's friend from France Emmanuelle, Jack, Perry and Emma. I also apologise for the extremely cheesy bit towards the end which is for Jack.  less

The Bornean species of orangutans is highly endangered, and the Sumatran species is critically endangered, according to the IUCN Red List of mammals, and both are listed on Appendix I of CITES. The Borneo   more...population is estimated at about 50,000 in the wild, while the Sumatran species is estimated at 7000-7500 individuals. The orangutan is an official state animal of Sabah in Malaysia. Orangutan habitat destruction due to logging, mining and forest fires has been increasing rapidly in the last decade. A major factor in that period of time has been the conversion of vast areas of tropical forest to oil palm plantations, for the production of palm oil. Some UN scientists believe that these plantations could lead to the extinction of the species by the year 2012. Much of this activity is illegal, occurring in national parks that are officially off limits to loggers, miners and plantation development. There is also a major problem with the poaching of baby orangutans for sale into the pet trade, the trappers usually kill the mother to steal the baby. Major conservation centres in Indonesia include those at Tanjung Puting in Central Kalimantan, Kutai in East Kalimantan, Gunung Palung in West Kalimantan, and Bukit Lawang in the Gunung Leuser National Park on the border of Aceh and North Sumatra. In Malaysia, conservation areas include Semenggok in Sarawak, and the Sepilok Orang-utan Rehabilitation Centre near Sandakan in Sabah.  less

I never realized what huge nipples orangutans have!