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Newborn Baby Orangutans are Adorable

MrPuffin — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:40:49 +0000

These Bornean orangutan twins were born last Friday at the Hong Kong Zoological & Botanical Gardens. They actually kinda look like little old man babies, or tiny versions of Winston Churchill.

Warning: It’s hard to watch this without making high-pitched little noises.

Gorillas Play Around With a Nintendo DS

MrPuffin — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 14:58:31 +0000

“So does this thing have Donkey Kong on it or what?”

Little Girl is Still Best Buds With an Orangutan

MrPuffin — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:50:11 +0000

Back in January we posted about this baby orangutan who had taken a liking to a little girl. Well half a year later and the two of them have grown a bit, but are still the best of friends.

Original post can be found here

If anyone has any info on this story then feel free to send it to us or leave it in the comment section.

Man Reunites with a Gorilla

MrPuffin — Fri, 14 May 2010 15:35:13 +0000

Conservationist Damian Aspinall searched for a gorilla named Kwibi he bonded with five years ago during a program to re-introduce animals back into the wild. If only gorillas could use Facebook, this long-winded search would have been so much easier.

Curious Chimp Pokes a Video Camera

MrPuffin — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:59:55 +0000

When in doubt, poke it with a stick. I always figured that was in our genetic memory.

Cute Baby Gibbon Born in a Zoo

MrPuffin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:05:39 +0000

That baby gibbon sounds EXACTLY like R2D2 from Star Wars, it’s uncanny

Logging, and accompanying habitat destruction, have turned white cheeked gibbons into an endangered species in the lowland rain forests of Laos and Vietnam. This one at the Minnesota Zoo looks pretty safe, though.

Orangutan and a Hound Dog are Best Buds

MrPuffin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:46:39 +0000

This is the ultimate in critter cuteness. The hound and the King of the Swingers look like the best of friends.

(Scroll down for a video)

Chimpanzee Cares for White Tiger Cubs

MrPuffin — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:58:52 +0000

The chimp better make the most of the friendship now while they are so little and cute. Wouldn’t want to end up as a tasty meal once they grow up a bit

Orangutan Baby Befriends a Little Girl

MrPuffin — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:50:51 +0000

It somehow seems wrong to be jealous of a little girl, but damn it, I am! I too want an Orangutan best bud

Source: Barry Bland

UPDATE: More recent pictures of these two can be found here