Zoo auctions paintings by orangutan
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The Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle is auctioning two paintings on eBay that were created by an orangutan named Towan. Keepers say painting is one of Towan's favorite activities. He uses chalk and pens filled with nontoxic paint, favoring primary colors.
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Nearly a third of the world's apes and monkeys are threatened with extinction because of human activity, much of it illegal, a World Conservation Union report concludes.
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Researchers with the Henry Doorly Zoo have discovered two new species of lemurs, one of the most primitive and endangered primates in the world, the zoo announced Wednesday.
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Azy and Indah are heading to school this week &#151; a unique experience for two clever orangutans whose classroom will eventually encompass more than 200 acres of lowlands, river forest and lakes.
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One of the world's largest cases of  great ape smuggling will draw to a close next week when around  50 orangutan rescued from a Thai amusement park fly home to  their native Indonesia, a wildlife campaigner said on Thursday.
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The remains of a primate that could be the ancestor of humans and all the great apes is discovered.
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More than 100 million pounds worth of impressionist and modern art changed hands Monday evening at a Christie's auction that kicked off a week packed with sales.
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By Kitty Melrose  Samboja Eco Lodge Borneo   Samboja opened last year as part of a conservation project operated by the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation.
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Chimpanzees have been observed making and using wooden spears to hunt other primates.
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Thai scientists began an investigation Monday into what some conservationists believe could be the world's biggest case of ape smuggling -- nearly 100 orangutan found in a Bangkok amusement park.
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By ARTHUR MAX  THE HAGUE, Netherlands - If you think the problem of endangered species is all about tigers, elephants and orangutans, ask a violinist where he gets his bow.
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The price of this painting at auction was Â£205,000 - but its real market value is likely to be Â£5m.
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Donations made on the Wildlife Direct website pay the salaries of the park rangers who protect the endangered apes.
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Thailand is set to return 48 orangutans to Indonesia after the endangered animals were seized from a Bangkok zoo two years ago, a government official has said.
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DES MOINES, Iowa - Azy and Indah are heading to school this week - a unique experience for two clever orangutans whose classroom will eventually encompass more than 200 acres of lowlands, river forest and lakes. On Tuesday, the inquisitive primates will become the first residents of the Great Ape Trust of Iowa...
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A painting that hung for several years in a bank cafeteria has set a new record price for Australian aboriginal artwork, auctioneers Sotheby's said on Wednesday, confirming the ongoing boom for the genre.
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Paintings by such luminary artists as Gauguin, Matisse and Monet will be auctioned next week by the city's top two auction houses, Christie's and Sotheby's, in separate impressionist and modern art sales.