Diagnostic evaluation of fatal Balamuthia mandrillaris meningoencephalitis in a captive Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) with identification of potential environmental source and evidence of chronic exposure
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DOI: 10.1007/s10329-020-00860-z
Abstract: A female Bornean orangutan ( Pongo pygmaeus ) aged 11 years and 6 months was examined by veterinarians after caretakers observed lethargy and facial grimacing. Within 72 h the primate had left-sided hemiparesis that worsened over… read more here.
Keywords: bornean orangutan; balamuthia mandrillaris; pongo pygmaeus; orangutan pongo ... See more keywords
Slow loris (Nycticebus borneanus) consumption by a wild Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii)
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DOI: 10.1007/s10329-021-00960-4
Abstract: Vertebrate predation and consumption by wild Bornean orangutans ( Pongo pygmaeus spp.) is rare. In contrast to recorded observations of slow loris consumption by Sumatran orangutans ( Pongo abelii ), no cases of this have… read more here.
Keywords: loris; bornean orangutan; wild bornean; slow loris ... See more keywords
First Bornean orangutan sighting in Usun Apau National Park, Sarawak
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DOI: 10.3897/bdj.9.e60753
Abstract: Abstract Wildlife surveys were conducted in Usun Apau National Park (UANP), Sarawak from Oct 2017 to Oct 2020. This was the first attempt to document fauna diversity in Usun Apau National Park on the UANP… read more here.
Keywords: apau national; bornean orangutan; national park; usun apau ... See more keywords