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First documented cases
of use of a hunting tool and swimming by orangutans.
Orangutan attempts to hunt fish with spear
A male orangutan,
clinging precariously to overhanging branches, flails the water with a pole,
trying desperately to spear a passing fish. It is the first time one has
been seen using a tool to hunt.
The extraordinary image, a world exclusive, was taken in Borneo on the
island of Kaja, where apes are rehabilitated into the wild after being
rescued from zoos, private homes or even butchers’ shops.
“Orang hutan” means “forest man” in one of Indonesia’s many languages and
our long-armed cousins do indeed show a remarkable ability to mimic our
behaviour.
This individual had seen locals fishing with spears on the Gohong River.
Although the method required too much skill for him to master, he was later
able to improvise by using the pole to catch fish already trapped in the
locals’ fishing lines.
 The
image is part of a series taken for a new book, The Thinkers Of The Jungle,
which also includes the first photograph of an orangutan swimming.
More on the book at this web site link
http://www.ullmann-publishing.com/thinkers
This book is very special - and similar to Carel van Shaik’s book - because
it reveals scientific evidence of Orangutan behaviour that has never been
seen before; an orangutan swimming or using a hunting spear. This book
contains imagery that is being referred to as “ground breaking” and is
already noted as being respected in the scientific community and wildlife
experts.
Because of deforestation by the palm oil industry, orangutans are predicted
to be extinct in the wild in less than 10 years. To learn more about
orangutans and how to help them, please visit the Orangutan Outreach website
at redapes.org
The images are real and not manipulated. Carel van Schaik is a long-standing
member of the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation’s Scientific Advisory
Board, as is Dr Anne Russon who has done extensive studies of these
orangutans on the islands and will confirm the authenticity of the images.
These are the first documented cases of swimming and use of a hunting tool
by orangutans.
Michelle Desilets, Executive Director Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation
UK
http://www.savetheorangutan.co.uk |
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