Arthropods of the Forest: Spiders
Ibu Evi, coordinator of the Pondok Dua nursery facility and caregiver for many of the young orangutans at the OFI Care Center, is an exceptional photographer of some of the… Continue reading Arthropods of the Forest: Spiders
Insects of the Bornean Rainforest Part 1: Caterpillars
If you spend ten minutes in the forests of Borneo, you might not see the thousands of insects that surround you, but you will hear them. Life bursts from every… Continue reading Insects of the Bornean Rainforest Part 1: Caterpillars
What are Carbon Offset Schemes?
In the midst of an escalating global climate crisis, many people and corporations are looking for ways to reduce their own carbon footprint. One means of doing this is through… Continue reading What are Carbon Offset Schemes?
Orangutan Genome (part 2): Unexpected Genetic Diversity
Planet earth is currently home to seven billion people . In comparison, the approximately 60,000 orangutans remaining in the wild represent an exceedingly small number. Despite this 140,000-fold difference in current population size, analysis of the orangutan genome yields a surprising discovery: orangutans are much more genetically diverse than humans.
Orangutan genome (part 1): The quest for Leakey’s ancestral great ape
Louis Leakey was a Kenyan paleoanthropologist who devoted his life to uncovering the early phases of human evolution. Using the scientific tools available at the time, he set out to… Continue reading Orangutan genome (part 1): The quest for Leakey’s ancestral great ape
