Seit 2007 wurden durch Studenten und Wissenschaftler der Universität Zürich (CH), der Universitas Nasional (IDN), dem Institut Pertanian Bogor (IDN), der Universität von Birmingham (UK) und der Universität von Utrecht (NE) verschiedene Projekte in Suaq realisiert.
2021
The connection between fruit availability and the presence of new orangutan (Pongo abelii) nests at the Suaq Balimbing research area in the Gunung Leuser National Park.
Project leader: Eggi Septian (BSc student, Universitas Nasional Jakarta (UNAS), Indonesia)
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Multimodal communication in orangutans: redundancy versus complementarity
Project leader: Dr. Marlen Fröhlich (Postdoctoral researcher, AIM University of Zürich, CH)
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2020
Begging for and sharing information - Orangtan infant begging behavior and maternal response in feeding skill acquisition
Project leader: Belinda Kunz, MSc Student, Univeristy of Zürich, Switzerland
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Male-female relationships - from friendship to coercion
Project leader: Julia Kunz (PhD student, AIM University of Zürich)
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Sofia Vilela (Volunteer)
2019
Male affiliative relationships in Sumatran orang-utans – Why do unflanged males form temporary associations?
Project leader: Joshua Reukauf, MSc Student, University of Zürich
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Feeding behavior and food species in male Sumatran oarangutans (Pongo abelii)
Project leader: Muhammad Ridho Al-Kautasar, BSc Student, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Indonesia
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Feeding behavior and food species in Sumatran orangutans (Pongo abelii)
Project leader: Helvi Musdarlia MSc Student, Universitas Nasional, Indonesia
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Muhammad Ridho Al-Kautasar, BSc Student, Universitas Syiha Kuala, Indonesia
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How to be the new guy? Strategies of unflanged Sumatran orangutans to cope with their new environment after dispersal
Project leader: Olivia Wassmer, MSc Student, Univeristy of Zürich, Switzerland
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The development of social interest in Sumatran orang-utans over age & sex
Project leader: Beatrice Ehmann, MSc Student, Univeristy of Zürich, Switzerland
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2018
Long calls of flanged male orangutans (Pongo spp.) reveal geographic variation in competition behaviour
Project leader: Steven Hayward (MSc Student, AIM, University of Zürich, CH)
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The development of cognition and curiosity in immature orangutans
Project leader: Dr. Caroline Schuppli (Postdoctoral researcher, AIM University of Zürich, CH)
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Anais van Cauwenberghe (MSc student, AIM University of Zürich & University of Utrecht)
Chigusa Renata Keller (Student, AIM University of Zürich)
Lara Nellissen (Student, AIM University of Zürich)
Luz Carvajal (Student, AIM University of Zürich)
With this project, we investigate how differences in opportunities for social learning affect the cognivie development of immatures and later skill sets.
2017
Factors influencing the cognitive development of infant Sumatran orangutans in Suaq Balimbing, Aceh Selatan, Indonesia
Project leader: Anais van Cauwenberghe (MSc Thesis, Utrech University, NE & AIM, Univeristy of Zürich, CH)
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2016
Testing the cultural intelligence hypothesis in wild orangutans
Project leader: Caroline Schuppli (PhD student, AIM, University of Zürich, CH)
Project staff:
Paula Willi, Benjamin Nolan, Maximilian Kölbl, Kevin Lee, Eric Balke
2014
Reproductive success and paternity concentration in wild male orangutans (genus Pongo)
Project leader: Ivan Lenzi (MSc Student, AIM, University of Zürich, CH)
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Ontogeny and variability of play behaviour in wild immature Bornean (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) and Sumatran orangutans (Pongo abelii)
Project leader: Julia Kunz (MSc Student, AIM, University of Zürich, CH)
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Long call playback experiments on female Sumatran orang-utans
Project leader: Christiaan Conradie (MSc Student, AIM, University of Zürich, CH)
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Mother-Offspring Conflict in Orangutans: Disentangling different contexts of mother-offspring conflict in Sumatran and Bornean orangutans
Project leader: Sonja Falkner (MSc Student, AIM, University of Zürich, CH)
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2011
Nesting positions and chemical properties of nesting material in relation to mosquito avoidance in Sumatran orangutans (Pongo abelii)
Project leader: Jakob Villioth (MSc Student, AIM, University of Zürich, CH)
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Skill learning in wild immature Sumatran orangutans (Pongo abelii)
Project leader: Caroline Schuppli (MSc Student, AIM, University of Zürich, CH)
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Habitat variation and its influence on the locomotor ecology of wild orangutans
Project leader: Kirsten Manduell (PhD Student, University of Birmingham, UK)
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Orangutans speaking for themselves: A closer inspection on variation in the acoustic repertoire of wild Sumatran orangutan
Project leader: Wiebe Rinsma (MSc Student, University of Utrecht, NE)
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2009
Wild orangutan tool use: New Insights in Human Evolution
Project leader: Ellen Meulman (PhD Student, AIM, University of Zürich, CH)
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Perbandingan analisis habitat dan preferensi pakan buah di hutan rawa Stasiun Penelitian Suaq Balimbing, TNGL
Project leader: Sri Haryati (PhD Student, Univeritas Nasional, IDN & University of Zürich, CH)
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Cognitive and cultural aspects of nest building in wild orangutans
Project leader: Andrea Gibson (PhD Student, AIM, University of Zürich, CH)
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2008
Social learning and independent exploration in immature Sumatran Orangutans (Pongo abelii)
Project leader: Sofia Forss (MSc Student, AIM, University of Zürich, CH)
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Phylogeography and population structure of the Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii)
Project leader: Alexander Nater (PhD Student, AIM, University of Zürich, CH)
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