Talk:Orangutan

US spelling

I didn't know that Indonesians use US spelling when writing in English (see here). So I converted the article to American English. LittleJerry (talk) 14:28, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

In general we maintain the existing spelling variant (see MOS:RETAIN) and do not change it without broad consensus that it should be changed, usually when the subject matter has strong national ties. You can argue that this should be changed and reach consensus, but you'd need to do that first to actually make the edit. Volteer1 (talk) 14:45, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

There is a note at the top of the article saying "This article is written in British English..." HiLo48 (talk) 01:53, 7 March 2021 (UTC)

Yes, and I asked for it to be removed. LittleJerry (talk) 02:16, 8 March 2021 (UTC)

Volteer1 and HiLo48 how do I get consensus if people don't respond? LittleJerry (talk) 20:24, 15 March 2021 (UTC)

That's a very good question, I don't know. Regarding the spelling, even though they use American spelling in Indonesia, it seems they use British Spelling in Malaysia, so the MOS:TIES argument seems weak if they're native to both countries. I'm happy to just MOS:RETAIN the current spelling, but to be perfectly honest I really don't care one way or the other, I don't think it matters. Volteer1 (talk) 23:31, 15 March 2021 (UTC)

Elli? LittleJerry (talk) 00:37, 18 March 2021 (UTC)

LittleJerry yes? Elli (talk | contribs) 00:38, 18 March 2021 (UTC)

It seems the others don't care if I change the spelling. Can you remove the tag? LittleJerry (talk) 02:30, 18 March 2021 (UTC)

@LittleJerry: No, Indonesia is not a primarily English-speaking country so what form of English they use there is irrelevant. I assume you got this idea because of an edit by a highly suspicious editor/IP like UsernameIntentionallyBlank; please do not follow their example. Graham87 13:05, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

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Mainland size?

Orangutans used to live on mainland Asia. Did they used to be much bigger on the mainland, and evolved to be smaller on the Indonesian islands due to insular dwarfism? Is there any fossil evidence to support this? Gorilla beringei (talk) 03:16, 26 August 2021 (UTC)

It's believed that the extinct species Gigantopithecus may have been related to the Orangutan, but there have been very few remains discovered so it's very difficult to know with any sort of certainty. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Patr2016 (talk • contribs) 18:28, 4 November 2021 (UTC)

Dubious, unreferenced, claim for 2 yrs of maternal care

"Orangutans stay with their mothers for eight or nine years, longer than almost any mammal except humans." https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/17/science/orangutan-foraging.html However, opening in the wikipedia article suggests 2 yrs only. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2607:FEA8:33E0:2803:396C:4D9B:377:8946 (talk) 11:02, 19 December 2021 (UTC)

Orangutans do remain with their mothers from six to nine years, depending on the species. See: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/229696588_The_behavioral_ecology_and_conservation_of_the_orangutan_Pongo_pygmaeus_A_tale_of_two_islands#:~:text=Orangutans are the only great,and P.p. pygmaeus in Borneo.

and

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003347220301676 Lilithaf (talk) 03:54, 13 August 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 July 2022

Vammar (talk) 20:02, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

There’s an incidence of “tke” that should be “take”

 Done - thanks for pointing it out. Princess Persnickety (talk) 20:39, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 June 2023

add 144.160.228.35 (talk) 19:07, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. UtherSRG (talk) 19:08, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

add Conservation status to the right info box 144.160.228.35 (talk) 19:09, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

Conservation status is not appropriate here. This article is about the genus, which includes three living species. To see the conservation status of those species, you can go to the appropriate species articles. - UtherSRG (talk) 19:13, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 August 2023

After the sentence "In December 2014, a court in Argentina ruled that an orangutan named Sandra at the Buenos Aires Zoo must be moved to a sanctuary in Brazil to provide her "partial or controlled freedom"."

Insert:

Sandra has since been relocated to The Center for Great Apes in the United States, as it is the only accredited orangutan sanctuary in the American Continent. Lilithaf (talk) 03:50, 13 August 2023 (UTC)

References

 Done UtherSRG (talk) 19:38, 13 August 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 May 2024

A wounded orangutan seen using plant as medicine. Can a registered user please add this to the section on 'Tool use and culture'. See https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68942123 and https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/may/02/orangutan-seen-treating-wound-with-medicinal-herb-in-first-for-wild-animals-max-planck-institute-sumatra and https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/05/240502113715.htm 2A00:23C2:8B08:E501:D48:7973:CD14:6A7A (talk) 12:18, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. In addition, this information was already added to Sumatran orangutan. UtherSRG (talk) 12:48, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

It has been added by Drbogdan, so thanks for the suggestion. I saw that story too. Pretty fascinating. -- Valjean (talk) (PING me) 13:31, 3 May 2024 (UTC)