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An endangered baby orangutan made my heart leap in North Sumatra, Indoensia.
Highly recommend an eco-tourism trek near Bukit Lawang— see Putra at the Family Fun Guest House. He’s an incredible jungle guide.
Tourism income helps prevent black market sales and more palm oil plantations— both destroy orangutans.
And: the disastrous effects of pulled USAID funding are coming for these guys, and that sinks my heart.
#travel
#orangutan
#conservation
#sumatra
#heartbreaking
Highly recommend an eco-tourism trek near Bukit Lawang— see Putra at the Family Fun Guest House. He’s an incredible jungle guide.
Tourism income helps prevent black market sales and more palm oil plantations— both destroy orangutans.
And: the disastrous effects of pulled USAID funding are coming for these guys, and that sinks my heart.
#travel
#orangutan
#conservation
#sumatra
#heartbreaking
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SE #Asia has many fascinating creatures and the secrets of their origins and ancient legends are revealed in their names: #Orangutan, #Gibbon, #Binturong and #Siamang 
in South East Asian languages #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives
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#orangutan was seen moving towards a cliff while watching the excavator from above. Its gaze seemed vacant as its habitat had now become a #mining area. The noisy #coal excavation disturbed its life, and the orangutan left, searching for a #forest to return to.
SE #Asia has many fascinating creatures and the secrets of their origins and ancient legends are revealed in their names: #Orangutan, #Gibbon, #Binturong and #Siamang in South East Asian languages #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife
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There was never a time more important than this one for #NFL players to #TakeAKnee.
Also, I'd love to see all players raise a big middle finger salute to the #orangutan in the skybox.
I know if *I* were on that field, I couldn't stop myself. #SuperbOwl
#Research: #AI is being used to understand #orangutan #communication 
All 3 species of the beloved orange #ape are critically #endangered by #palmoil #deforestation. Don't believe the LIE of "sustainable" palm oil! #Boycottpalmoil @palmoildetectives https://wp.me/pcFhgU-8wp
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Discover the fascinating world of #orangutan vocalisations!! 
and how #AI 
is helping to decode their secrets! Protect these incredible great #apes from #extinction. Every time you shop 
#Boycottpalmoil 
#Boycott4Wildlife 
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#Research: #AI is being used to understand #orangutan #communication All 3 species of the beloved orange #ape are critically #endangered by #palmoil #deforestation. Don't believe the LIE of "sustainable" palm oil! #Boycottpalmoil
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Research: AI Helps Unlock the Curious Secrets of Orangutan Chatter
A groundbreaking and exciting study has started to decode the complex communication of Bornean orangutans, revealing the intricacies of their vocalisations and offering new insights into their rich and mysterious world. All three species of orangutan are critically endangered, primarily due to palm oil deforestation. To help these remarkable great apes, you should always #Boycottpalmoil and #Boycott4Wildlife every time you shop. Don’t believe the industry sponsored lie of “sustainable” palm oil. Learn more about how you can take action.
Discover the fascinating world of #orangutan vocalisations!! and how #AI is helping to decode their secrets! Protect these incredible great #apes from #extinction. Every time you shop #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect https://wp.me/pcFhgU-8wp
#Research: #AI is being used to understand #orangutan #communication All 3 species of the beloved orange #ape are critically #endangered by #palmoil #deforestation. Don’t believe the LIE of “sustainable” palm oil! #Boycottpalmoil @palmoildetect https://wp.me/pcFhgU-8wp
Erb, W. M., Utami-Atmoko, S. S., & Vogel, E. R. (2024). The complexities of Bornean orangutan vocalisations: A new understanding of their communication. PeerJ Life & Environment. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17320
Orangutans, the intelligent philosophers of the jungle, have long intrigued scientists with their mysterious calls. Now, a new study in PeerJ Life & Environment is unveiling the secrets of their vocalisations. Dr Wendy Erb from the K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics at Cornell University led the research to explore the complexities of orangutan long calls, crucial for their communication in the dense rainforests of Indonesia.
Over three years, Dr Erb and her team gathered hundreds of long call recordings from 13 individual orangutans, revealing an astonishing array of vocal diversity. These long calls, which begin with soft, bubbly sounds that escalate into high-amplitude pulses, showcase a complex and variable vocal structure. The study combined traditional audio-visual analysis with machine learning techniques to identify distinct pulse types within these calls.
“Our research aimed to unravel the complexities of orangutan long calls, which play a crucial role in their communication across vast distances in the dense rainforests of Indonesia. Over the course of three years, we accumulated hundreds of long call recordings, revealing a fascinating array of vocal diversity.”
~ Dr Wendy Erb from the K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics at Cornell University in the US, as quoted in Cosmos magazine.
Despite previous efforts to catalogue orangutan calls, Dr Erb’s team faced challenges in categorising all the pulses they encountered. Their innovative approach identified three distinct pulse types, differentiated by both humans and machines. This research marks a significant advancement in understanding orangutan communication, though it also suggests there may be an even greater repertoire of vocalisations yet to be discovered.
“While our study represents a significant step forward in understanding orangutan communication, there is still much to uncover. Orangutans may possess a far greater repertoire of sound types than we have described, highlighting the complexity of their vocal system.”
~ Dr Wendy Erb from the K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics at Cornell University in the US, as quoted in Cosmos magazine.
This study not only enhances our understanding of orangutan communication but also highlights the intricate and diverse vocal systems present in the animal kingdom. As we continue to uncover the mysteries of these endangered great apes, it becomes increasingly clear how vital it is to protect their habitats and ensure their survival.
Erb, W. M., Utami-Atmoko, S. S., & Vogel, E. R. (2024). The complexities of Bornean orangutan vocalisations: A new understanding of their communication. PeerJ Life & Environment. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17320
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Learn about other animals endangered by palm oil and other agriculture
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Maned Wolf Chrysocyon brachyurus
Tufted Ground Squirrel Rheithrosciurus macrotis
Visayan Broadbill Sarcophanops samarensis
Nicobar Long-Tailed Macaque Macaca fascicularis umbrosa
Learn about “sustainable” palm oil greenwashing
Read more about RSPO greenwashing
Lying Fake labels Indigenous Land-grabbing Human rights abuses Deforestation Human health hazardsA 2019 World Health Organisation (WHO) report into the palm oil industry and RSPO finds extensive greenwashing of palm oil deforestation and the murder of endangered animals (i.e. biodiversity loss)
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The best part about being an artist is that you can bring any dumb idea you have to life, like what if my OCs were in Ape Escape??? 
Our main stop is Borneo was Sandakan. We usually go to Southeast Asia for the beaches but this trip was more focused on wildlife. So on our first day we went the the nearby Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Center to see the orangutans being fed
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