Orangutan Cools Off Like A Human

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 20, 2011   -   Source open new window
Category: Science & Nature     Tags: monkey | cute | ape | love

Bow Down To Your new Ape Overlords. Game Over, man. Game over

Wolle the rhesus monkey use phone at Westerhausen Zoo

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 14, 2009   -   Source open new window
Category: Humor     Tags: ape | monkey | phone | zoo

The owner of this phone is about to go ape. Visitors to Germany’s Westerhausen Zoo find it hilarious when Wolle the rhesus monkey reaches out to take their mobiles.
 

Wolle the Rhesus Monkey swipes the phone


But they soon regret succumbing to the cute chap when he begins tearing the phones apart and stashing the ruined pieces around his feet.  Having fooled a number of unsuspecting tourists, the monkey has enough mobile phone cases for a stall in EastEnders.

Although it would be more remarkable if he knew how to put them back together. More pictures after break
 

Wolle the Rhesus Monkey sends a quick text...

Wolle the Rhesus Monkey sends a quick text...

Wolle the Rhesus Monkey stashes the phone parts

Welcome to the world's only orang-utan hospital in Malaysia

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 20, 2009   -   Source open new window
Category: Science & Nature     Tags: ape | hospital | world | cute

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Situated in the heart of the Malaysian jungle, the Infant Care Unit at Bukit Merah Lake Town Resort  -  dubbed Orang-Utan Island  -  is a very special hospital. Hooked up to a drip, wearing just a nappy and a forlorn expression, the tiny infant stares out through the bars of his cot at the frenzy of activity around him. All of its patients are from the endangered Borneo species of orang-utans, the Pongo Pygmaeus

 

Baby orangutans April and June Junior at the Infant Care Unit at the Bukit Merah Orang Utan island reserve

Many of the 23 baby orangutans treated here were rejected or abused by their mothers. Without milk, they develop severe malnutrition. In hospital, they are cared for just like human babies. Every two hours the patients are bottle fed, and their vital signs are monitored  -  including blood pressure, blood oxygen content and pulse.

Bed is a cosy cot, with blankets and pillows, while incubators are reserved for those who have particularly low body temperatures. Each morning, the baby orangutans are sponged with antiseptic body wash and weighed. They are also monitored by vets, who make sure they have the required 15 to 22 hours of sleep a day.
 

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a nurse makes up a bottle of formula while another prepares a bath. On a nearby table lies a thermometer, a blood-pressure gauge and bottles of medication.  Check out for more pictures

 

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