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Title: Are orang-utans energy-efficient?
Post by: thedoc on 03/08/2010 10:29:34

The orang-utan’s image as a laid-back ape has been further underlined this week in work by Herman Pontzer and his colleagues, published in PNAS.  The study compared the daily energy expenditure of captive orang-utans with comparable information about humans.

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Title: Are orang-utans energy-efficient?
Post by: thedoc on 03/08/2010 10:29:34

Title: Are orang-utans energy-efficient?
Post by: cheryl j on 03/12/2011 22:55:27

It is hard to get an orangutan to turn out lights and unplug appliances before leaving the house.