Comments on: New Black Orangutan Population Discovered!

By: ctinn

ctinn — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:39:29 +0000

I had no clue the Orangutan is such an endangered species. Thank you for keeping us up to date on wildlife as well as cryptozoology!

By: redapes

redapes — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:40:31 +0000

Thank you for mentioning this truly awesome orangutan news on the Cryptomundo blog! Orangutans are still critically endangered in the wild. To learn more about them and see how you can help protect them please visit the Orangutan Outreach website. Adopt an orangutan today! Richard Zimmerman Director, Orangutan Outreach Reach out and save the orangutans!

By: Loren Coleman

Loren Coleman — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 22:05:37 +0000

While some call them “black orangs,” technically, they are the Eastern Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus morio). Therefore, the subspecies name appears to have more to do with an isolation factor, not because it is a color morph.

By: Alligator

Alligator — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 17:42:04 +0000

It is pretty ironic and sad that the demand for “clean energy” (in the form of palm oil) is partially contributing to the demise of the rain forest and orangutan populations. This is a hard lesson in the problem of unanticipated problems and unintended consequences.

As far as a food additive, palm oil will fatten you up and clog your arteries real quick. Do yourself and the orangutans a favor and stay away from the stuff.

I wonder on what basis this is classified a sub-species. Could it simply be a color morph? Is that color differentiation enough to classify something as a sub-species?

By: Viergacht

Viergacht — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:08:49 +0000

Wow! I’ve never even heard of black orangutans . . . this is something special.

By: TimmyRyan65

TimmyRyan65 — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:46:25 +0000

I thought that the Borneo Orangutan is rarer? Oh well! Hopefully the discovery of the Orang Pendek will not be far behind!