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View article: Wild Orangutans Maintain Sleep Homeostasis Through Napping, Counterbalancing Socio-Ecological Factors that Interfere with Their Sleep
Wild Orangutans Maintain Sleep Homeostasis Through Napping, Counterbalancing Socio-Ecological Factors that Interfere with Their Sleep Open
View article: Sharing sleeping sites disrupts sleep but catalyses social tolerance and coordination between groups
Sharing sleeping sites disrupts sleep but catalyses social tolerance and coordination between groups Open
Sleeping refuges—like other important, scarce and shareable resources—can serve as hotspots for animal interaction, shaping patterns of attraction and avoidance. Where sleeping sites are shared, individuals balance the opportunity for inte…
View article: The sociality of sleep in animal groups
The sociality of sleep in animal groups Open
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View article: Ecological, social, and intrinsic factors affecting wild orangutans’ curiosity, assessed using a field experiment
Ecological, social, and intrinsic factors affecting wild orangutans’ curiosity, assessed using a field experiment Open
View article: Alternative reproductive tactics of unflanged and flanged male orangutans revisited
Alternative reproductive tactics of unflanged and flanged male orangutans revisited Open
In many slowly developing mammal species, males reach sexual maturity well before they develop secondary sexual characteristics. Sexually mature male orangutans have exceptionally long periods of developmental arrest. The two male morphs h…
View article: Curiosity in wild orangutans: ecological, social, and intrinsic effects assessed during a field experiment
Curiosity in wild orangutans: ecological, social, and intrinsic effects assessed during a field experiment Open
The readiness to interact with, and explore, novel stimuli – i.e., curiosity – are cornerstones of innovation. Great apes show the broadest and most complex innovation repertoires. However, little is known about the factors that affect cur…
View article: Life in 2.5D: Animal Movement in the Trees
Life in 2.5D: Animal Movement in the Trees Open
The complex, interconnected, and non-contiguous nature of canopy environments present unique cognitive, locomotor, and sensory challenges to their animal inhabitants. Animal movement through forest canopies is constrained; unlike most aqua…
View article: After the smoke has cleared: Extended low fruit productivity following forest fires decreased gregariousness and social tolerance among wild female Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii)
After the smoke has cleared: Extended low fruit productivity following forest fires decreased gregariousness and social tolerance among wild female Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) Open
View article: Immature wild orangutans acquire relevant ecological knowledge through sex-specific attentional biases during social learning
Immature wild orangutans acquire relevant ecological knowledge through sex-specific attentional biases during social learning Open
As a part of growing up, immature orangutans must acquire vast repertoires of skills and knowledge, a process that takes several years of observational social learning and subsequent practice. Adult female and male orangutans show behavior…
View article: Effectiveness of 20 Years of Conservation Investments in Protecting Orangutans
Effectiveness of 20 Years of Conservation Investments in Protecting Orangutans Open
View article: Movement and space-use among Bornean orangutans
Movement and space-use among Bornean orangutans Open