Learning to Be an Orangutan—Implications of Life History for Orangutan Rehabilitation

Learning to Be an Orangutan—Implications of Life History for Orangutan Rehabilitation

Orangutans depend on social learning for the acquisition of survival skills. The development of skills is not usually assessed in rescued orphans’ pre-release. We collected data of seven orphans over an 18-months-period to monitor the progress of ontogenetic changes. The orphans, 1.5–9 years old, we...

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Main Authors: Signe Preuschoft, Ishak Yassir, Asti Iryanti Putri, Nur Aoliya, Erma Yuliani, Siti Nur Badriyah, Paloma Corbi, Yoyok Sugianto, Bina Swastas Sitepu, Mukhlisi, Elfriede Kalcher-Sommersguter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
rehabilitation
re-introduction
ontogeny
orphans
orangutan
life history
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/3/767

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