Read more orangutans stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/7683/orangutans.html2010 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorWed, 10 Mar 2010 07:44:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/54570/gorillas-maybe-not-as-gentle-as-we-thought.htmlKing Kong aside, gorillas have somehow been able to hold onto their reputations as gentle giants, while myths about the belligerent chimpanzee and the promiscuous bonobo have long since been dispelled. But with new research into ape behavior, the last fable may fall, the Economist reports after primatologists studied apes...http://www.newser.com/story/54570/gorillas-maybe-not-as-gentle-as-we-thought.htmlFri, 27 Mar 2009 11:55:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51412/whistling-orangutan-surprises-scientists.htmlAn orangutan at Washington's National Zoo has pleased her caretakers with a unique skill—she's taken up whistling. Researchers have previously taught apes to do so, but Bonnie is different in that she started on her own, apparently by mimicking zookeepers, NPR reports. (She also imitates workers sweeping floors and...http://www.newser.com/story/51412/whistling-orangutan-surprises-scientists.htmlSat, 21 Feb 2009 08:24:50 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/31714/orangutans-in-trouble-as-forests-shrink.htmlIllegal loggers and palm oil plantations may make the orangutan the first great ape to become extinct, scientists warn. In Indonesia, a mere 6,600 of the apes remain, while on Malaysia’s Borneo Island, the population has fallen 10% to 49,600, the Telegraph reports.http://www.newser.com/story/31714/orangutans-in-trouble-as-forests-shrink.htmlSat, 05 Jul 2008 17:46:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31001/spain-passes-ape-rights-bill.htmlSpanish Parliament passed a resolution promising fundamental “human” rights to the great apes, the Guardian reports. The bill enjoys wide support and would ban scientific experimentation involving higher-level primates. Zoo exhibition will still be legal, but supporters say living conditions will improve significantly. The legislative body was inspired by philosopher...http://www.newser.com/story/31001/spain-passes-ape-rights-bill.htmlThu, 26 Jun 2008 13:14:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/15461/laughter-also-good-medicine-for-orangutans.htmlHumans aren't the only animals who laugh, according to a new study. Orangutans engage in a primitive form of laughing, the BBC reports—when one exhibits a facial expression such as an open, gaping mouth, and a companion displays the same expression less than half a second later. This sense...http://www.newser.com/story/15461/laughter-also-good-medicine-for-orangutans.htmlWed, 02 Jan 2008 16:52:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/5157/orangutans-play-charades.htmlOrangutan communication works just like a game of charades, according to new research. Orangs and other apes who use signals to communicate what they want pay careful attention to whether their audience understands their gestures—if something works, they repeat it, and if they aren't getting through they try another...http://www.newser.com/story/5157/orangutans-play-charades.htmlThu, 02 Aug 2007 09:24:50 CDT