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Kids Chilled Container Set by John Cartwright

The Kids Chilled Container Set provides you with a great assortment of leakproof containers for packing healthy lunches everyday. This set includes (1) 16oz Jaxx water bottle with agitator, (1) lunch POD, (1) 2-cup container, and (1) 1-cup container. Reusable ice packs can be frozen ahead of time and later snapped into the lids to provide hours of cool insulation. All components in the Kids Chilled Container Set are completely nontoxic, BPA-free and food safe.

Sumatran Orangutan Baby by Scott Hanko

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Pongo pygmaeus abelii

Little Cinta (CHEEN tah) is turning out to be one spunky guy! His mom, Indah, had never had a baby before and wasn't quite certain what to do with her newborn. But Cinta, through sheer determination and a loud voice, made sure his needs were met. The growing boy currently weighs 50 pounds (22.5 kilograms).

The Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii) is the rarer of the two species of orangutans. Living on and endemic to Sumatra island of Indonesia, it is smaller than the Bornean Orangutan. The Sumatran Orangutan grows to about 1.4 metres (4.6 ft) tall and 90 kilograms (200 lb) in males. Females are smaller, averaging 90 centimetres (3.0 ft) and 45 kilograms (99 lb).

Like the other great apes, orangutans are remarkably intelligent. Although tool use among chimpanzees was documented by Jane Goodall in the 1960s, it was not until the mid-1990s that one population of orangutans was found to use feeding tools regularly. A 2003 paper in the journal Science described the evidence for distinct orangutan cultures.

According to research psychologist Robert Deaner and his colleagues, orangutans are the world's most intelligent animal other than humans, with higher learning and problem solving ability than chimpanzees, which were previously considered to have greater abilities. A study of orangutans by Carel van Schaik, a Dutch primatologist at Duke University, found them capable of tasks well beyond chimpanzees’ abilities — such as using leaves to make rain hats and leakproof roofs over their sleeping nests. He also found that, in some food-rich areas, the creatures had developed a complex culture in which adults would teach youngsters how to make tools and find food.

A two year study of orangutan symbolic capability was conducted from 1973-1975 by Gary L. Shapiro with Aazk, a juvenile female orangutan at the Fresno City Zoo (now Chaffee Zoo) in Fresno, California. The study employed the techniques of David Premack who used plastic tokens to teach the chimpanzee, Sarah, linguistic skills. Shapiro continued to examine the linguistic and learning abilities of ex-captive orangutans in Tanjung Puting National Park, in Indonesian Borneo, between 1978 and 1980. During that time, Shapiro instructed ex-captive orangutans in the acquisition and use of signs following the techniques of R. Allen and Beatrix Gardner who taught the chimpanzee, Washoe, in the late-1960s. In the only signing study ever conducted in a great ape's natural environment, Shapiro home-reared Princess, a juvenile female who learned nearly 40 signs (according to the criteria of sign acquisition used by Francine Patterson with Koko, the gorilla) and trained Rinnie, a free-ranging adult female orangutan who learned nearly 30 signs over a two year period. For his dissertation study, Shapiro examined the factors influencing sign learning by four juvenile orangutans over a 15-month period.

The first orangutan language study program, directed by Dr. Francine Neago, was listed by Encyclopedia Britannica in 1988. The Orangutan language project at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C., uses a computer system originally developed at UCLA by Neago in conjunction with IBM.

Orangutan "laughing"Zoo Atlanta has a touch screen computer where their two Sumatran Orangutans play games. Scientists hope that the data they collect from this will help researchers learn about socializing patterns, such as whether they mimic others or learn behavior from trial and error, and hope the data can point to new conservation strategies.

A 2008 study of two orangutans at the Leipzig Zoo showed that orangutans are the first non-human species documented to use 'calculated reciprocity' which involves weighing the costs and benefits of gift exchanges and keeping track of these over time.

Although orangutans are generally passive, aggression toward other orangutans is very common; they are solitary animals and can be fiercely territorial. Immature males will try to mate with any female, and may succeed in forcibly copulating with her if she is also immature and not strong enough to fend him off. Mature females easily fend off their immature suitors, preferring to mate with a mature male.

Orangutans do not swim. At least one population at a conservation refuge on Kaja island in Borneo have been photographed wading in deep water.

Orangutans, along with Chimpanzees, gorillas, and other apes, have even shown laughter-like vocalizations in response to physical contact, such as wrestling, play chasing, or tickling.

San Diego Zoo-San Diego Ca.

May I Have Your Attention? Thank You. by Charles W. Hardin

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Orangutans

Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

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Orangutans are the most arboreal of the great apes, spending nearly all of their time in the trees. Every night they fashion nests to sleep in from branches and foliage. They are more solitary than the other apes, with males and females generally coming together only to mate. Mothers stay with their babies until the offspring reach an age of six or seven years. There is significant sexual dimorphism between females and males: females can grow to around 4 ft 2 in or 127 centimetres and weigh around 100 lbs or 45 kg, while fully mature males can reach 5 ft 9 in or 175 centimetres in height and weigh over 260 lbs or 118 kg.[6] Fully mature males can be distinguished by their prominent cheek flanges and longer hair.

Adult maleAdult male orangutans exhibit two modes of physical development, flanged and unflanged. Flanged adult males have a variety of secondary sexual characteristics, including cheek pads (called "flanges"), throat pouch, and long fur, that are absent from both adult females and from unflanged males. Flanged males establish and protect territories that do not overlap with other flanged males' territories. Adult females, juveniles, and unflanged males do not have established territories. A flanged male's mating strategy involves establishing and protecting a territory, advertising his presence, and waiting for receptive females to find him. Unflanged males are also able to reproduce; their mating strategy involving finding females in estrus and forcing copulation. Males appear to remain in the unflanged state until they are able to establish and defend a territory, at which point they can make the transition from unflanged to flanged within a few months.[7] The two reproductive strategies, referred to as "call-and-wait" for flanged male and "sneak-and-rape" for the unflanged male, were found to be approximately equally effective in one study group.[8]

Orangutans eat mostly fruit which makes up 60% of their diet. Fruits with sugary or fatty pulp are favored. The fruit of fig trees are also commonly eaten since it is easy to both harvest and digest. Other food items include: young leaves, shoots, seeds and bark. Insects and bird eggs are also included and even small vertebrates are taken.

Orangutans are thought to be the sole fruit disperser for some plant species including the climber species Strychnos ignatii which contains the toxic alkaloid strychnine.[9] It does not appear to have any effect on orangutans except for excessive saliva production.

Orangutans at Singapore ZooLike the other great apes, orangutans are remarkably intelligent. Although tool use among chimpanzees was documented by Jane Goodall in the 1960s, it was not until the mid-1990s that one population of orangutans was found to use feeding tools regularly. A 2003 paper in the journal Science described the evidence for distinct orangutan cultures.[10]

According to recent research by Harvard University psychologist, James Lee, orangutans are the world's most intelligent animal other than man, with higher learning and problem solving ability than chimpanzees, which were previously considered to have greater abilities. A study of orangutans by Carel van Schaik, a Dutch primatologist at Duke University, found them capable of tasks well beyond chimpanzees’ abilities — such as using leaves to make rain hats and leakproof roofs over their sleeping nests. He also found that, in some food-rich areas, the creatures had developed a complex culture in which adults would teach youngsters how to make tools and find food.[11]

Aloksak Bags Multi Pack by ChinookMedicalGear

Tested and approved by the US Navy NEDU (Navy Experimental Dive Unit), NASDS and North American Fishing Club. Leakproof airtight seal, Water/Air/Dustproof, Certified at 200 ft depths, FDA approved material, Cold rated to -40, flexible and shatterproof, reusable and recyclable.

- Keeps items dry under water to depths below 200 feet/60 meters for periods of years.

- Safe, shatterproof, quiet, holds oddly shaped objects.

- Simple as using a typical zip-closure type bag, but the liquid tight protection of a hard case box . Other soft-sided systems require several steps to close and are not guaranteed to be air or liquid-tight.

- The 6 millimeter film of the ALOKSAK is on par with PVC of the same thickness in terms of durability, but has a lower cold-crack tolerance (minus 40 F.) than that of PVC / Vinyl (0 degrees F.).

Use ALOKSAK for anything that needs protection from the elements: Wallets, Medications, Passports, Documents, Cell phones, Maps, Palm-Pilots, Books, Film, Food, Batteries, GPS, Jewelry, Clothing, Cash, CDs. Perfect for storing medical supplies and kits, a good short term biohazard bag, inflate for a pillow or cushion, store metals to keep from tarnishing, ice pack, evidence bag.

Multi-Pack: (1)4.5 x 7, (1)6.75 x 6, (1)9 x 6, (1)12 x 12.

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Panasonic Leak Proof by Sean

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First Aid Kit by Dan Larson

Adventure Medical Kits Ultralight .9

Has an inner bag that is leakproof, waterproof & airtight.

Definitely a good idea to have when touring.

www.adventuremedicalkits.com/

avbad-disposable-vape-pod-kit_8_ by Tammy Li

Here comes the Avbad Bang Disposable Mini Vape Pod Kit 300mAh! Avbad Bang Kit comes with baby pacifier design with food grade silica gel and portable size, which you can carry everywhere. Powered by 300mAh battery suports up to 350puffs to bring you a durable and stable vaping life. For the pod, the capacity of the cartridge is 1.2ml to meet your vaping consumptions. Besides, top filling easily with the leakproof design for an excellent vaping experience! What' more, it is easy to operate that you can just smoke directly without a working button. Come to get the Avbad Bang Kit to enjoy the pleasant sensation and start your vaping journey!

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Rayovac batteries stay fresh by rayovac madison wi

Black Hills camping by PagesandPixels

Nothing out here except for you and the bears.

Avex Highland AUTOSEAL Stainless Insulated Travel Mug by Brian Green

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reflection by Andrew

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The Reflection Pool on the South Lawn is full again. First time for years. Nice to see.

I actually wrote those words in 2006. The reflection pool has just spent another few years empty, this time because of the prolonged drought conditions.

Anyhow, it's back again, hopefully leakproof! Always picturesque.

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