Bornean
Britishadjective
noun
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The other two species are Bornean and Sumatran orangutans.
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025
With their new additions, the Bornean orangutans now number seven and the western lowland gorillas number eight.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025
Bornean orangutans rubbed themselves with juices from a medicinal plant, possibly to reduce body pains or chase away parasites.
From Seattle Times • May 2, 2024
"We found that Sumatran males had an overall higher propensity for peering than their Bornean counterparts."
From Science Daily • Feb. 5, 2024
The Affinities of the Bornean Fauna.—The animals of Borneo exhibit an almost perfect identity in general character, and a close similarity in species, with those of Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula.
From Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras by Wallace, Alfred Russel
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