As with the chimpanzees, orangutans use tools made from branches and leaves to scratch, scrape, wipe, sponge, swat, fan, hook, probe, scoop, pry, chisel, hammer, cover, cushion and amplify.

Nov 27, 2025 · Orangutans often use tools to help them with tasks such as foraging. Sheila and her offspring Silva however, have learnt to steal the boats from camp to travel to new forest areas!

Jul 16, 2025 · Orangutans use tools in their natural habitats primarily out of necessity driven by ecological challenges such as accessing food, protecting themselves from environmental hazards, …

Use this video and supporting materials from NATURE: Orangutan Eden to examine how orangutans make and use tools. Using text-dependent questions, writing prompts and video, students will learn …

In parts of Borneo, for example, orangutans use handfuls of leaves as napkins to wipe their chins while orangutans in parts of Sumatra use leaves as gloves, helping them handle spiny fruits and branches, …

Dec 12, 2024 · A recent Outlook article authored by Dr. Robert Shumaker and Dr. Christopher Martin, both of the Indianapolis Zoo, delves into the existing research into ways that orangutans use stone …

Feb 16, 2022 · Captive orangutans that had never seen stone tools have spontaneously picked up rocks and used them as hammers. One individual also used a sharp stone as a cutting tool. The finding...

The sophisticated tool use displayed by orangutans offers insights into their cognitive abilities. Their actions demonstrate complex problem-solving skills, as they adapt available materials to meet …

Jan 1, 2013 · In this chapter we try to relate these somewhat contradictory views to the relatively rare occurrence of habitual and complex tool use in wild orangutans, especially when compared to wild...

Orangutans' tool use is simply amazing. From constructing a “cherry picker” lift to crafting a new mattress and blanket each night, orangutans know how to engineer the forest to their advantage.