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Amazing Creations 98

Richard Gunther

Usually the orang-utan is depicted in
movies and elsewhere as a kindly,
friendly, harmless member of the
primate family.
Some people get so sentimental about
this gentle ape that they think of them
I as almost people.

But they are NOT human, and they

A cuddly ARE animals.
little loris As such they have animal behaviour.
(If you love orang-utans, stop reading
here!)

At least nine times so far the orang-utan has been documnted
killing aother primate - the loris.
Which means this kindly vegetarian also eats meat - when there
is a shortage of fruit.

The orang-utan creeps up on
the loris, and knocks it from its
branch.
The loris falls and hits the
ground hard and is stunned,
whereupon the orang-utan
climbs down and bites its . -
head. . -.... ��

The orang-utan then climbs
back up the tree and eats , I
the loris. I
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This demonstration of a � t
vegetarian switching to a �:
meat supplement gives us
an insight into how the
original creation, in which
animals did not prey on each
other, gradually switched
to meat-eating.