In the frame of this project, we aim to compare caloric intakes and nutrient compositions of the diets of different age-sex classes. For this, we collect and analyze the fruits and other food items in the diet of the orangutans at Suaq. We further want to investigate how these factors develop in immatures as a function of their age and skill levels. Furthermore, we want to find out if mothers adapt their diets to facilitate the learning process of their offspring.. ...

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DNA mismatch repair (MMR) is a highly conserved biological pathway that plays a key role in maintaining genomic stability. MMR corrects DNA mismatches generated during DNA replication, thereby preventing mutations from becoming permanent in dividing cells. MMR also suppresses homologous recombination and was recently shown to play a role in DNA damage signaling. Defects in MMR are associated with genome-wide instability, predisposition to certain types of cancer including HNPCC, resistance to certain chemotherapeutic agents, and abnormalities in meiosis and sterility in mammalian systems. The Escherichia coli MMR pathway has been extensively studied and is well characterized. In E. coli, the mismatch-activated MutS-MutL-ATP complex licenses MutH to incise the nearest unmethylated GATC sequence. UvrD and an exonuclease generate a gap. This gap is filled by pol III and DNA ligase. The GATC sites are then methylated by Dam. Several human MMR proteins have been identified based on their homology to ...

It has been estimated that exposure to environmental chemical carcinogens may contribute significantly to the causation of a sizable fraction, perhaps a majority, of human cancers. Human carcinogens act through a variety of genotoxic and non-genotoxic mechanisms. Genotoxic carcinogens can attack biological macromolecules such as DNA and RNA either directly or indirectly through metabolism, resulting in the formation of adducts with these macromolecules. If DNA adducts escape cellular repair mechanisms and persist, they may lead to miscoding, resulting in permanent mutations. Non-genotoxic carcinogens act by the mechanisms such as induction of inflammation, immunosuppression, formation of reactive oxygen species, activation of receptors, and epigenetic silencing. Together, these genotoxic and non-genotoxic mechanisms can alter signal-transduction pathways that finally result in hypermutability, genomic instability, loss of proliferation control, and resistance to apoptosis - some of the ...

The urothelium covers the luminal surface of almost the entire urinary tract, extending from the renal pelvis, through the ureter and bladder, to the proximal urethra. The majority of urothelial carcinoma are bladder carcinomas, and urothelial carcinomas of the renal pelvis and ureter account for only approximately 7% of the total. Urothelial tumours arise and evolve through divergent phenotypic pathways. Some tumours progress from urothelial hyperplasia to low-grade non-invasive superficial papillary tumours. More aggressive variants arise either from flat, high-grade carcinoma in situ (CIS) and progress to invasive tumours, or they arise de novo as invasive tumours. Low-grade papillary tumors frequently show a constitutive activation of the receptor tyrosine kinase-Ras pathway, exhibiting activating mutations in the HRAS and fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) genes. In contrast, CIS and invasive tumors frequently show alterations in the TP53 and RB genes and pathways. Invasion and ...

Opens the Highlight Feature Bar and highlights feature annotations from the FEATURES table of the record. The Highlight Feature Bar can be used to navigate to and highlight other features and provides links to display the highlighted region separately. Links in the FEATURES table will also highlight the corresponding region of the sequence. More... ...

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Welcome to the family of critters with sequenced genomes, orangutans. In Nature this week, scientists unveil the draft DNA sequencing of our great ape cousins-the only great apes that live exclusively in Asia.. The researchers assembled the draft genome of the female Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) using a whole-genome shotgun strategy, an old-fashioned approach that cost about $20 million. In addition, the researchers gathered sequence data from five wild Sumatran orangutans and five Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) using a faster and thousandfold cheaper next-generation platform. [LiveScience]. What did scientists find in there? For one thing, orangutans share about 97 percent of the their genome with humans, compared to the 99 percent we famously share with chimpanzees. The two orangutan species-inhabiting the Indonesian islands of Borneo and Sumatra-diverged about 400,000 years ago, lead author Devin Locke says. Thats much more recently than scientists had thought.. They also ...

Author Summary We present a hidden Markov model that uses variation in coalescence times between two distantly related populations, or closely related species, to infer population genetics parameters in ancestral population or species. The model infers the divergence times in segments along the alignment. Using coalescent simulations, we show that the model accurately estimates the divergence time between the two populations and the effective population size of the ancestral population. We apply the model to the recently sequenced orangutan sub-species and estimate their divergence time and the effective population size of their ancestor population.

Ponginae is a subfamily in the family Hominidae. Once a diverse lineage of Eurasian apes, the subfamily has only one extant genus (Pongo, the orangutans) which contains three extant species: the Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii), the Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis,) and the Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus). The Sumatran and Bornean orangutan are listed as critically endangered by the IUCN - the less populous Tapanuli orangutan has yet to be officially listed. The first pongine genera appear in the Miocene, Sivapithecus and Khoratpithecus, six or seven million years before evidence of orangutans was found from Pleistocene south-east Asia and southern China. Ponginae may also include the genera Lufengpithecus, Ankarapithecus, and Gigantopithecus. However phylogenetic analysis in 2004 which originally found Lufengpithecus and Ankarapithecus to be most closely related to the orangutan gave different results under an analytical method that attempted to reduce stratigraphic incongruence, ...

Sumatran orangutans, one of the two existing species of orangutans, live exclusively in the North of the Indonesian island Sumatra and are critically endangered. An international team of researchers has now conducted an extensive series of surveys to estimate the number of Sumatran orangutans.

Lucy joined the Sumatran Orangutan Society in 2018. She has a Masters in Primate Conservation and has previously worked in conservation research, funding and communications for charities in Morocco and the UK. Lucys role within the Sumatran Orangutan Society is to support with fundraising, and to take a lead on communications.. The mission of the Sumatran Orangutan Society is to secure the future of Sumatran orangutans and their forests.. The Sumatran Orangutan Society strives to find a balance between economic and social needs and a flourishing, healthy environment for all species, including humans, in or depending on the Sumatran rainforest.. SOS tackles the causes of deforestation as well as the symptoms. We take an holistic approach, supporting and enabling vital work on the ground in Sumatra through developing effective conservation programmes and partnerships, capacity building and fundraising for frontline organisations, and advocating globally for changes to government policy and ...

Trinomial name Homo sapiens sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 Humans, or human beings, are bipedal primates belonging to the mammalian species Homo sapiens (Latin for wise man or knowing man) under the family Hominidae (the great apes). ... Type Species Simia troglodytes Blumenbach, 1775 Species Pan troglodytes Pan paniscus Chimpanzee, often shortened to chimp, is the common name for the two extant species in the genus Pan. ... Type Species Troglodytes gorilla Savage, 1847 Species Gorilla gorilla Gorilla beringei The gorilla, the largest of the living primates, is a ground-dwelling herbivore that inhabits the forests of Africa. ... Type Species Simia pygmaeus Linnaeus, 1760 Species Pongo pygmaeus Pongo abelii The orangutans are two species of great apes with long arms and reddish, sometimes brown, hair native to Malaysia and Indonesia. ... Genera Hylobates Hoolock Nomascus Symphalangus Gibbons are the small apes that are grouped in the family Hylobatidae. ... Subfamilies Cercopithecinae - 11 genera ...

Cheng K, Byrne RW. Why human environments enhance animal capacities to use objects: Evidence from keas (Nestor notabilis) and apes (Gorilla gorilla, Pan paniscus, Pongo abelii, Pongo pygmaeus). J Comp Psychol. 2018 11; 132(4):419-426 ...

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Tara, a Sumatran orangutan at the Fort Wayne Childrens Zoo, delivered a healthy female baby in the early morning hours of Saturday, November 22.. The baby is the only Sumatran orangutan born in a United States zoo in 2014, so she represents a significant addition to the population of critically endangered Sumatran orangutans.. We are thrilled with the outcome so far, said Zoo Animal Curator Mark Weldon. Tara is doing everything she should to care for her baby.. Zoo keepers and veterinary staff expected 19-year-old Tara to give birth between mid-November and early December. They had been watching Tara by remote camera overnight for several weeks. When keepers observed Tara pacing late Friday in her off-exhibit bedroom, they suspected she was in labor and arrived at the zoo to monitor the birth. Taras labor lasted a few hours, and she delivered her baby unassisted.. Immediately following the delivery, Tara began cleaning her infant and placed it in her nest - a pile of wood wool and blankets ...

Targeting mobile consumers is similar to traditional targeting which focuses on stationary consumers in the sense both exploit data about consumers to tailor the marketing strategy. However, factors related to mobility such as travel direction or destination play an important role in a mobile consumers evaluation of competing products. This paper focuses on consumer targeting using such mobile data. We seek to answer the following research questions in the above context using a game theoretic model: (i) How are the price competition between sellers, seller profits, consumer surplus, and social welfare affected when one or both sellers acquire the information, and (ii) What are the sellers incentives to acquire the information? We do the analysis for the cases when the information includes only consumer location and when it includes both location and travel direction. We find that the ratio of unit time cost to unit transportation cost, which we refer to as the propensity for instant gratification, and

This year marks the 200th anniversary of the Sumatran Rhinos first scientific description. In 1814 German biologist Johann Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim, provided a scientific description of the Asian two-horned, hairy or Sumatran rhinoceros. Once plentiful and widespread from India to Borneo, Sumatran rhinos have been around for a lot longer than two centuries of course, but experts believe today fewer than 100 animals survive in three Indonesian national parks: Bukit Barisan Selatan, Gunung Leuser and Way Kambas on the island of Sumatra. Centuries of hunting and habitat loss both fragmented and drastically reduced its populations, however, with Sumatra remaining the last bastion of hope for its recovery as a species.. ...

An endangered Sumatran tiger is caught on the border of PT Arara Abadi, an APP related acacia plantation in the province of Riau. The tiger died before it could be evacuated. Rainforest and tiger habitats were being cleared on this concession. The Sumatran tigers rainforest habitat is being destroyed, forcing it into closer contact with humans and into areas where traps are laid for wild boar. There are fewer than 400 Sumatran tigers left in the wild. More than one million hectares of rainforests are estimated to be cleared every year. 07/01/2011

The basicranium has been argued to contain a strong phylogenetic signal in previous analyses of primate cranial morphology. Therefore, further study of basicranial morphology may offer new insights into controversial phylogenetic relationships within primate groups. In this study, I apply 3-D geometric morphometric techniques in a phylogenetic analysis of the African papionin basicranium. The effects of allometry strongly influence African papionin basicranial morphology and, unless these size effects are controlled or eliminated, phylogenetic analyses suggest traditional phylogenetic groupings of small taxa (mangabeys) and large taxa (geladas, mandrills, drills, and baboons). When the effects of allometry are eliminated by excluding size-correlated principal components (PCs) or by regression analysis with retention of residuals, phylogenetic analyses of African papionin basicranial morphology are incongruent with recent molecular and morphological studies. By contrast, a cladistic analysis of ...

To begin with, we modelled the effect that a complete end to further deforestation would have on the orangutan population, which is a potentially achievable outcome of our project. This time frame for this occurring is difficult to predict, so we began by looking at what we could expect if the implementation of our project takes a further 40 years.. Our best case scenarios from the previous model suggested that in 40 years time we will be expecting Sumatran orangutan population to be around 650 individuals. Therefore, we modelled a population of orangutans at this number for another 100 years, presuming that deforestation had stopped, but that the previous land that had been used for the production of palm oil is not being reconverted to land viable for orangutan use (for example, the land being too drained of nutrients to support rainforest, being converted to the production of another crop, or even continuing to be used for palm oil production, in order to support global demand which may never ...

Dianne N. Janczewski. Evaluation of the Genetic Distance of Orang utans (Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus and P. p. abelii) and Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes and P. paniscus) and its Implication on Conservation of the Orang utan ...

new hope for one of the worlds most endangered mammal species. Following two miscarriages and a closely watched 15-month pregnancy, the rhino, named Ratu, delivered the calf at 12:45 a.m. Saturday, employees of the sanctuary said. According to conservationists, it is the first captive birth of a Sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) in Indonesias history and just the fourth captive birth of a rhino globally in the last century. The birth also marked the first time that a wild rhino (Ratu) was successfully bred with a captive rhino - in this case a male raised at the Cincinnati Zoo. The male rhino, Andalas, had been flown to Sumatra in 2007 in hopes that it would breed with one of the sanctuarys three female rhinos. Scientists say that fewer than 275 Sumatran rhinos exist in the wild, and some experts place the species likelihood for survival at less than 50 percent ...

Less than 400 Sumatran tigers remain in the wild and this number is dramatically declining as tiger habitat is destroyed for cheap pulp and paper products. Greenpeace is working to save the last remaining Sumatran tigers and its rainforest home (note: this is not the tiger that died).

Concept development of a natural refuge for Sumatran rhinos was first initiated at the time of the convening of workshops Population and Habitat Viability Analysis or PHVA in 1993 in Dublin and in 1994 at the Taman Safari Indonesia, Bogor. This concept emerged after the Sumatran rhinos breeding program ex - situ in a few zoos in the world is considered failing where as much as 70.6% or 13 of 18 Sumatran rhinos that were caught in the period from 1985 to 1992 died due to gastrointestinal disorders (44 %) and renal failure (11 %). One of the recommendations of the meeting is the result of the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary (SRS) or the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary was first built in Way Kambas National Park.. The aim of the construction of this natural sanctuary that is managing the Sumatran rhinos population is a little for the sake of research,insurance, and awareness while long term objective is to develop a successful breeding program so as to produce a baby rhino offspring to help the species that ...

Tool manufacture is much rarer than simple tool use and probably represents higher cognitive functioning. Soon after her first discovery of tool use, Goodall discovered other chimpanzees manual labor up leafy twigs, stripping off the leaves and colonialism the stems to lateral line organ for insects. This change of a leafy twig into a tool was a major discovery. Prior to this, scientists thought that only humans manufactured and utilised tools, and that this ability was what separated humans from other animals. Both bonobos and chimpanzees have also been discovered making sponges out of leaves and moss that suckle up water and are utilised as grooming tools. Sumatran orangutans have been discovered making and colonialism tools. They will suspend off a azedarach division that is about 30 cm long, snap off the twigs, fray one end and then use the stick to dig in azedarach holes for termites.145 ...

Downloadable (with restrictions)! We estimate a generalized option pricing formula that has a functional shape similar to the usual Black-Scholes formula by a feedforward neural network model. This functional shape is obtained when the option pricing function is homogeneous of degree one with respect to the underlying asset price and the strike price. We show that pricing accuracy gains can be made by exploiting this generalized Black-Scholes shape. Instead of setting up a learning network mapping the ratio asset price/strike price and the time to maturity directly into the derivative price, we break down the pricing function into two parts, one controlled by the ratio asset price/strike price, the other one by a function of time to maturity. The results indicate that the homogeneity hint always reduces the out-of-sample mean squared prediction error compared with a feedforward neural network with no hint. Both feedforward network models, with and without the hint, provide similar delta-hedging errors

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KOTA KINABALU: Wildlife researchers are hoping to have more success in future captive breeding of the highly-endangered Sumatran rhino after successfully fully sequencing the genome of the animal.

The Bukit Tigapuluh elephants form one of the last remaining viable populations of Sumatran elephants however they are threatened by human-elephant conflict (HEC). In 2010, HEC mitigation and elephant protection and state-of-the-art monitoring techniques activities were implemented. Satellite telemetry now provides vital information on elephant movements needed to run an Early-Warning-System (EWS), which supports both local communities and professional ranger teams in HEC mitigation.. IEF assistance will allow broken GPS collars to be replaced to maintain the EWS and thus to substantially reduce the risk for severe HECs and elephants being killed in Bukit Tigapuluh.. ...

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The folding process is an important step in protein synthesis for the functional shape or conformation of the protein. The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is the main organelle for the correct folding procedure, which maintains the homeostasis of the organism. This process is normally well organized under unstressed conditions, whereas it may fail under oxidative and ER stress. The unfolded protein response (UPR) is a defense mechanism that removes the unfolded/misfolded proteins to prevent their accumulation, and two main degradation systems are involved in this defense, including the proteasome and autophagy. Cells decide which mechanism to use according to the type, severity, and duration of the stress. If the stress is too severe and in excess, the capacity of these degradation mechanisms, proteasomal degradation and autophagy, is not sufficient and the cell switches to apoptotic death. Because the accumulation of the improperly folded proteins leads to several diseases, it is important for the ...

You have already listed most of the main points and hit them correctly, but Ill add some additional.. Pros: You can get things not available commercially, and generally a much wider variety of coffee. For instance, almost all Sumatran coffee is traditionally dark roasted by companies. However, light roasted Sumatran coffee has a truly unique set of flavors that is fairly distinct from anything else, without light roasting some yourself, youd be hard pressed (or French pressed if you are into that) to ever find it fresh. Tastes are remarkably individual and its highly likely that you like may really like some random type of coffee that either isnt a big seller and available, or isnt traditionally roasted how you prefer. Cons: Time. Roasting takes some amount of your time. It takes far more when you start (I can now roast a pound of coffee in roughly 5 minutes of my time, because the machine does most of the work and I have a system). Depending on your equipment and learning curve, this can ...

And its not just poaching. While tigers have been competing with humans for space in their habitat, giving rise to perennial man-animal conflict, they also have to compete with them for resources. In India, large swathes of tiger terrain are home to coal reserves. And as mining for coal is undertaken in these forests, it will have a devastating impact on the dwindling tiger numbers in these parts. A recent report by Greenpeace alludes to that. This is not much different from the fate Sumatran Tigers face in the southeast, as their habitat is systematically destroyed for pulp and paper. The smallest of tiger subspecies, Sumatran Tigers also face a grave threat from poachers who continue to set traps and evade rangers in their game of hide and seek in forests of Indonesia. Sadly the tiger numbers have continued to dwindle, as have those of Indochinese tigers, another endangered tiger subspecies, across their range. The farming of their domesticated cousins doesnt do these wild tigers any good, ...

And its not just poaching. While tigers have been competing with humans for space in their habitat, giving rise to perennial man-animal conflict, they also have to compete with them for resources. In India, large swathes of tiger terrain are home to coal reserves. And as mining for coal is undertaken in these forests, it will have a devastating impact on the dwindling tiger numbers in these parts. A recent report by Greenpeace alludes to that. This is not much different from the fate Sumatran Tigers face in the southeast, as their habitat is systematically destroyed for pulp and paper. The smallest of tiger subspecies, Sumatran Tigers also face a grave threat from poachers who continue to set traps and evade rangers in their game of hide and seek in forests of Indonesia. Sadly the tiger numbers have continued to dwindle, as have those of Indochinese tigers, another endangered tiger subspecies, across their range. The farming of their domesticated cousins doesnt do these wild tigers any good, ...

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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 06: A female Sumatran Tiger cub named Sukacita is placed into a moat by biologist Leigh Pitsko (R) before the cub performed her swim test at the Great Cats exhibit of the National Zoo November 6, 2013 in Washington, DC. Sukacita is one of two Sumatran Tigers born August 5, 2013 and before going on exhibit they must pass the swim test. The cubs must be able to keep their heads above water, navigate the shallow end of the moat, and have the strength and agility to climb onto dry land on their own. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) less ...

There are five species of rhinoceros left in the world. In Asia, there is the Indian, the Javan and the Sumatran rhinoceros. The Sumatran is the rarest of them all, and the Javan is a protected species, with only around 60 remaining. The Asian species have thick folded skin that almost appears to be battle armor. Rhinos have three toes on each foot.. ...

A female Sumatran rhino named Ratu sits with her newborn calf at Way Kambas National Park in Lampung, Indonesia. Ratu, a highly endangered Sumatran rhinoceros, gave birth to the calf last week. It is only the fifth known birth in captivity for the species in 123 years. AP Photo. ...

Once upon a time, lived a young orphan farmer in the northern part of the Sumatran Island. This area was very dry. The young man lived from farming and fishing. One day he went fishing, he already fishing for half of the day but still not getting any fish. yet. So he returned home for the day turns to night, but when he nearly left he saw a big beautiful golden fish, he then caught the fish and brought it home. He intended to cook the fish right away but watched the beauty of this fish he then cancelled his intention. He chose to keep it as pet, and then he placed it in a big pond and feed it. On the next day, like usual, he went to his farm, and on the noon he comeback home, to have lunch. But when he arrived in his house he was very startled for the meal had prepared to be eaten. He then fears that the fish might be stolen, and then hastily he ran to the back of his house.. However, the fish was still in place, for a long time he thinks, Who cooks those meals, but because his is very hungry, ...

OrangutanOrangutan Kalimantan The orangutans (also spelled orang-utan, orangutang, or orang-utang) are the two exclusively Asian species of extant great apes. Native to Indonesia and Malaysia, orangutans are currently found in only the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra. Classified in the genus Pongo, orangutans were considered to be one species. Since 1996, they have been divided into two species: the Bornean orangutan (P. pygmaeus) and the Sumatran orangutan (P. abelii). In addition, the Bornean species is divided into three subspecies. Based on genome sequencing, the two extant orangutan species evidently diverged around 400,000 years ago. The orangutans are also the only surviving species of the subfamily Ponginae, which also included several other species, such as the three extinct species of the genus Gigantopithecus, including the largest known primate Gigantopithecus blacki. The ancestors of the Ponginae subfamily split from the main ape line in Africa 16 to 19 million years ago (mya) and spread

Results from the IM model for the isolation of Black Sea porpoises from those in the Atlantic are shown in figures 2d-f and summarized in table 1. The estimates suggest a very large ancestral effective population size (NA) of ca 30 000 individuals (HPDI: 16 875-45 225). According to the model, this ancestral population split into much smaller populations (ca 360 (HPDI: 148-573) individuals in the Black Sea and ca 1400 (HPDI: 543-2453) individuals in the Atlantic). The population split is estimated to have occurred 1325-1855 years ago (HPDI: 125-6335, figure 2d), depending on the generation time used. Migration rate posterior distributions (figure 2f) show a clear signal of migration, though very low, from the Atlantic to the Black Sea, but no evidence of gene flow in the reverse direction (table 1 and figure 2f).. Previous studies suggested a much older separation time of Black Sea from Atlantic porpoises based on the analysis of genetic polymorphism at the non-coding region of the mtDNA CR ...

Bone morphology of the cats (Mammalia: Felidae) is influenced by many factors, including locomotor mode, body size, hunting methods, prey size and phylogeny. Here, we investigate the shape of the proximal and distal humeral epiphyses in extant species of the felids, based on two-dimensional landmark configurations. Geometric morphometric techniques were used to describe shape differences in the context of phylogeny, allometry and locomotion. The influence of these factors on epiphyseal shape was assessed using Principal Component Analysis, Linear Discriminant functions and multivariate regression. Phylogenetic Generalised Least Squares was used to examine the association between size or locomotion and humeral epiphyseal shape, after taking a phylogenetic error term into account. Results show marked differences in epiphyseal shape between felid lineages, with a relatively large phylogenetic influence. Additionally, the adaptive influences of size and locomotion are demonstrated, and their ...

Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) is a major fiber and oil yielding crop grown in northeastern China. Identification of flax molecular markers is a key step toward improving flax yield and quality via marker-assisted breeding. Simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers, which are based on genomic structural variation, are considered the most valuable type of genetic marker for this purpose. In this study, we screened 1,574 microsatellites from Linum usitatissimum L. obtained using reduced representation genome sequencing (RRGS) to systematically identify SSR markers. The resulting set of microsatellites consisted mainly of trinucleotide (56.10%) and dinucleotide (35.23%) repeats, with each motif consisting of 5 to 8 repeats. We then evaluated marker sensitivity and specificity based on samples of 48 flax isolates obtained from northeastern China. Using the new SSR panel, the results demonstrated that fiber flax and oilseed flax varieties clustered into two well separated groups. The novel SSR markers developed in

A mother Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) and her baby at the Sepilok Rehabilitation Centre, near Sandakan, Sabah. The centre rehabilitates orphaned and injured orangutans and prepares them for eventual release into the wild. The centre is not fenced off, and individuals can leave the centre and roam throughout the adjacent 42 square kilometres of primary and secondary forest. This mother has returned to one of the feeding platforms to supplement her diet.

The Autumn 2021 Meeting will be hosted by St Georges Hospital at the Kia Oval. F2F places will be limited to 50 and available on a first come first served basis. The costs below are for F2F attendees. If no F2F spaces left or you prefer remote attendance, please select the virtual meeting to register at reduced price: £20 ordinary members, £10 associate (and retired) members, £30 non-members. Virtual attendees are limited to a total of 100. We encourage delegates to submit abstracts for presentation at the meeting. The abstract deadline is 24th August 2021, one month before the meeting. Venue. The main venue is the India Room & Terrace of The Oval - home of Surrey County Cricket Club, in South West London. Travel directions. We recommend using public transport to arrive. The Oval is located a short walk from both Vauxhall Station (London Underground, Victoria Line; and National Rail services) and Oval Station (London Underground, Northern Line). Please enter via the Alec Stewart Gate. The ...

If you work directly with any marginalized population where drug use is a concern, this forum is for you! There is no fee to attend and all front line and peer workers are welcome. A vegetarian friendly lunch will be provided. Pre-registration is required because space is limited. Please register via email to [email protected] citing Spring Forum in the subject line. Include your name, job title, agency affiliation and telephone number in the body of your email. Your completed registration will be confirmed by reply email and will include the venue location and travel directions. Thank you. [Source: Canadian Harm Reduction Network mailing list, http://www.canadianharmreduction.com/join.php]. ...

Once these signs were present, staff decided to introduce the pair, which were to be a part of a Europe-wide tiger conservation program for the endangered Sumatran subspecies. However, things quickly escalated.. Their introduction began as predicted, but quickly escalated into a more aggressive interaction, the zoo said.. Within minutes of the introduction, Asim, 7, had killed Melati, 10, even though aversion techniques were used to try and distract the fighting pair.. The use of loud noises, flares, and alarms was implemented and Asim, whose name, ironically, means protector in Arabic, was eventually placed back into a separate enclosure. However, it was too late by that stage and Melati had already perished.. Everyone here at ZSL London Zoo is devastated by the loss of Melati and we are heartbroken by this turn of events, the zoo said in a statement. ...

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Save the Orangutan works to save the critically endangered orangutan and its rainforest habitat. We support the rescue and translocation of wild orangutans whose forest habitat has been destroyed and the rehabilitation of orphaned orangutans that - without our help - would die or be sold into the illegal pet trade. Our goal is for as many orangutans as possible to be released back into the wild where they belong.

Bornean orang-utans experienced a major demographic decline and local extirpations during the Pleistocene and Holocene due to climate change, the arrival of modern humans, of farmers and recent commercially-driven habitat loss and fragmentation. The recent loss of habitat and its dramatic fragmentat …

Hey, thanks for featuring me in your post. It was nice to discover your blog - and all the other artists that you link to. Note on pongo: its actually plasticine and, woe unto me, never hardens and in the heat of summer, droops and comes apart… but there is something about the texture that I love and just cant warm up to the polymers. oh well. P.S. yes, I love my commenters! P.P.S. though Im in Como, Italy, Im originally from NY and my readers are from all around the world. Thanks again, H. ...

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Partnering with Singapores CSM Academy International, the projects objectives were achieved through the training on practical skills and knowledge for existing caregivers, including therapists and parents, to provide better care and supervision for these children. Thereafter, these caregivers would play the role of therapeutic care providers, training other staff in the respective care facilities and establishing a support network for other caregivers.. Commenting on the successful implementation and completion of the project, MR Chief Executive Hassan Ahmad said, This is an area where MR feels it could add considerable value to the local education system. In Singapore, the government and social groups have placed substantial amount of resources, including facilities and expertise, towards children with special needs. Development disability is attributable to mental and physical impairments, and without appropriate intervention, it could be life-long. With the guidance of trained caregivers, ...

Orangutans Are Awesome! audiobook on demand - Swing! Orangutans move from branch to branch, looking for fruit to eat. These giant apes are the largest animals living in the trees of the rain forest. Engaging text, bold photos, and colorful maps shine a spotlight on these big apes. Readers are...

Fires are always going to occur, whether deliberate or not, and they can also be caused by El Nino effects. We have every reason to prepare ourselves and be on full alert. The orangutan rescue centre that we run stands upon coal deposits a mere few metres below the surface. This forest region is also divided by the trans-Kalimantan road, where careless road users can just throw out their still-lit cigarette butts, starting fires in the dry grass and leaves.. With the resources that we have, we have created a system to prevent the orangutans in our care from suffering during these fires. We have bought several new water pumps, connected taps at a number of locations and prepared hoses at each site. Through radio and internet, we have been monitoring the movement of fires and hot spots. Fire patrols are in place and firebreaks have been created.. That grave day finally arrived - fire ripped along the trans-Kalimantan road that passes through our centre. Little more could be done than to defend ...

The main component of the orangutans diet is fruit. Discover more about what the three species of orangutan like to eat in the wild and in captivity.

Leif Cocks is the founder of The Orangutan Project and has been the president since its inception. He has worked with and campaigned for orangutans for almost 30 years.

Me pongo a pensar en cuanto tiempo llevo viajando, y desde que inicie la vuelta al mundo, pasaron 96 dias, y 4056km recorridos… parece poco, o parece mucho… depende de como lo mires… ya te conte como me iba cuando cumplí 80 dias… ahora ya pasaron mas y cuando miras para atras parece que paso muchisimo tiempo!!! si te pones a pensar son mas de 3 meses… Aqui esta mi recorrido.. Con el tiempo que estoy solo, me pongo a valorar, mas aun, a los que son mis amigos y mi gente… a entender mas a los que tenia, y al conocer nuevos a amigos en cada hotel, en cada hostel, me doy cuenta que el viajero es embajador de paz. Porque estando sentado en algun lugar, alguien llega y te habla, te pregunta de donde sos, a donde vas… que es de tu vida… son cosas geniales, que vas recorriendo y aprendiendo, salen planes juntos, salen nuevos destinos, todo mejora… todo sigue un curso de mejora continua…. ...

An orangutans hands have 5 fingers and so do we humans, this means they can hold things better than most animals. This means it is easier to swing from tree to tree and it is much easier to hold their food. Their feet are practically another set of hands ...

Rescue workers are fighting to save the life of an orangutan called Aan, hit more than 100 times by pellets from an air rifle. Aan is making miraculous recovery after she sustained serious injuries in an attack in which she was shot several times.

367 Pit Bulls are rescued from a southern dog-fighting ring, the National Zoos Sumatran tiger cubs get their first exam, a big cat roams Detroit and more animal news.

Siamangs are arboreal, black-furred gibbons native to the Malay Peninsula and Sumatran rain and monsoon forests. They are the largest of the gibbons and use their throat sacs to vocalize, making a deep boom or high-pitched wow sound.

Processed single channel seismic data at the Sumatran Trench, acquired by the M/V The Performer in 2005 as part of the Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami Offshore Survey (SEATOS)

Gunung Palung Orangutan Project (Director) My long-term research program uses cutting edge scientific techniques to investigate orangutan reproduction, behavior, social organization and physiology within an ecological context. Since 1994, the project has collected almost 66,000 hours of direct observation of wild orangutans, one of the most extensive data sets on a wild great ape ever…