The team watched Rakus seek out and then eat the plant, which itself was highly unusual behavior. "Our data shows this orangutan population only eats these plants 0.3 percent of the time," Laumer ...

Three days later, he started eating the stem and leaves of a liana — a vine that researchers say the orangutan population in Suaq rarely eats. From there, his behavior grew increasingly ...

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Galdikas has cataloged about 400 types of fruit, flowers, bark, leaves and insects that wild orangutans eat. They even like termites. Males usually search for food alone, while females bring along ...

It’s also rare that orangutans eat the plant, the Times reported. Rakus’ injury was closed after about five days and it was healed less than a month later. Laumer said that Rakus possibly ...

“Orangutans at [Suaq] rarely eat the plant,” she said in an announcement. “However, individuals may accidentally touch their wounds while feeding on this plant and thus unintentionally apply ...