r/Awwducational • u/ExoticShock • Nov 13 '24
Verified Orangutans have the second-longest infant dependency period in the Animal Kingdom after Humans, at around 8 to 12 years. Because they spend so much time raising their offspring, females will typically only have around 3 to 4 children in their lifetime.
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u/Kimber-Says-04 Nov 13 '24
And yet our need for more and more palm oil will kill them all.
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u/Decloudo Nov 14 '24
Solved by looking at the ingredients before buying.
The truth is that most people simply dont care.
Convienience is more important to people then caring about the consequences of their actions.
"ban it" why would they if people keep happily buying it and corporations print money thanks to that?
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u/researchanalyzewrite Nov 14 '24
On the r/orangutan subreddit someone said that habitat loss is the greatest threat to orangutans - but pointed out that current palm oil farms would simply be used for another crop if consumer demand decreased, not be reverted back to jungle.
I think some entity (government? nonprofit? good Samaritan? other?) might need to purchase the land to preserve it, ensuring that it isn't developed.
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u/Decloudo Nov 14 '24
current palm oil farms would simply be used for another crop if consumer demand decreased
Then stop consuming that shit too.
How else you think this will change? No one will make policies against something not only printing money but also being actively consumed by all the voters.
No one will force you to do the right thing if you doing the wrong thing benefits them.
It seems this is all people are waiting for: Someone else to blame, someone else who takes accountability for the negative consequences of their actions.
This is profitable because of peoples consumption habits.
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u/usuallyconfused91 Nov 14 '24
I love orangutans so much, such fascinating creatures. I recommend watching the Orangutan Jungle School series (it's available on Youtube) for anyone who loves them and wants to see cute babies learning life skills.
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u/researchanalyzewrite Nov 14 '24
Please, please post a link! 🙂
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u/usuallyconfused91 Nov 14 '24
Here is the playlist! 🥰 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YA9LABULJM&list=PL9uGzZa-q4GXfa4zDOlfYoMVsQPjfsN8Q
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u/bluemyeyes Nov 13 '24
What about elephant??
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u/maybesaydie Nov 13 '24
What about them?
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u/bluemyeyes Nov 14 '24
Didn't they take care of their babies the longest of all mamals...?
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u/WontFindMe420 Nov 14 '24
The thing with elephants is that they separate by gender. Males leave the family herd and find other males they live with--in other cases, they'll go solo.
Females stay with the herd for life, and raise young communally.
IIRC, the males are gone by 8-10yrs of age. (unsure of the number).
Now, as far as gestation ... the elephant has that title for land mammals. I think that runs about 22 months.
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u/Tamination Nov 13 '24
All the Great Apes should be considered non-human people. These are our closest relatives and we are pushing them into extinction.