Bornean
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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In October, orangutan mother Kalim had a baby offspring from father Isim, raising the number of Bornean orangutans at the zoo to seven.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025
The other two species are Bornean and Sumatran orangutans.
From BBC • Dec. 11, 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
Sumatran orangutans live in habitats with high food supply while Bornean populations live with low and fluctuating food availability.
From Science Daily • Feb. 5, 2024
These two specimens differ in coloration from Bornean birds in the U. S. National Museum; I think the difference results from "foxing" of the older specimens.
From Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 by Thompson, Max C.
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