orangutan

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Their focus was on monkeys and apes that evolved in Africa, Europe, and Asia, including chimpanzees, bonobos, and orangutans.

From Science Daily

An orangutan swings through while her baby reposes on a branch nearby.

From New York Times

In the videos they analyzed, orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees and bonobos hung on with their hands to ropes or vines and turned through the air at dizzying speeds.

From Scientific American

MWG has carried out cataract surgeries on other geriatric animals like sea lions and orangutans in the past.

From BBC

Gordon G. Gallup Jr. wrote in a paper that while it was still debatable if gorillas could pass the mirror test, orangutans did.

From Salon