 | Popi settles in at new home
Popi, 37, headlined a Las Vegas floor show and was one of the orangutans who starred opposite Clint Eastwood in the 1980 blockbuster Any Which Way You Can. Director of Orangutan Research Dr. Rob Shumaker describes Popi as "gentle, sweet, shy and unbelievably resilient."
Play Video |  | Katy Settles In
Katy, a 19-year-old female orangutan, was relocated to Great Ape Trust of Iowa from the Los Angeles area. She's among the first of eight additional orangutans who will be transferred to Des Moines.
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 | Meet Rocky
Rocky - The most visible orangutan in entertainment today, young Rocky has been transferred to Great Ape Trust from Los Angeles. He will become part of The Trust's non-invasive scientific research program into ape intelligence and behavior.
Play Video |  | Orangutan Arrival
Two entertainment orangutans from the Los Angeles area are now part of Great Ape Trust of Iowa. Dr. Robert Shumaker, director of orangutan research talks about the arrival of Katy and Rocky.
Play Video |  | Scientific Research Opportunities
The arrival of entertainment orangutans from the Los Angeles area means additional scientific research opportunities at Great Ape Trust of Iowa. Dr. Robert Shumaker discusses the importance of this expansion.
Play Video |  | Apes in Entertainment
A group of entertainment orangutans is being relocated from the Los Angeles area to Great Ape Trust. Dr. Robert Shumaker, director of orangutan research at The Trust says this begins to close the curtain in the U.S. on the use of orangutans in films, commercials and advertisements.
Play Video |  | Great Ape Trust Academy - Part 5
Dr. Robert Shumaker, director of orangutan research at Great Ape Trust, discusses the importance of Great Ape Academy.
Play Video |  | Azy’s Research Session
Azy works with Dr. Shumaker daily as part of the Orangutan Language Project at Great Ape Trust.
Play Video |  | Meet Azy
Azy was one of the first residents at Great Ape Trust, arriving in September 2004 from the Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington, DC.
Play Video |  | On Conservation Statistics
Dr. Rob Shumaker says about 5,000 orangutans live in Sumatra with another 15,000 – 20,000 in Borneo. Field researchers predict wild orangutans could be gone in ten years or less.
Play Video |  | On Opportunities At Great Ape Trust
At the National Zoo in Washington, DC, Dr. Shumaker conducted his research with the orangutans Azy and Indah before zoo visitors. He sees similar opportunities at Great Ape Trust.
Play Video |  | On Research Conducted Before The Public
Dr. Shumaker's research with the orangutans Azy and Indah at the National Zoo in Washington, DC is conducted before the public.
Play Video |  | Knowing Great Apes As Individuals
With over two decades of scientific research involving orangutans, Dr. Rob Shumaker has learned the importance of knowing great apes as individuals.
Play Video |  | On Great Ape Trust of Iowa
Dr. Rob Shumaker says Great Ape Trust will go beyond providing an honorable home to the world's great apes with a focus on research and education.
Play Video |  | Primates in Question - 3
With Primates in Question, Dr. Shumaker hopes to generate additional interest and respect for primates as well as a desire to do more for great ape conservation and welfare.
Play Video |  | Primates in Question - 2
Dr. Shumaker says Primates in Question is an easily read general information book geared toward middle/high school level readers and above.
Play Video |  | Primates in Question - 1
Dr. Rob Shumaker explains what readers will find in Primates in Question.
Play Video |  | The Orangutan Conservancy
Dedicated scientists and conservationists are working diligently in Indonesia to ease the plight of orangutans.
Play Video |  | Azy’s First Meal at Great Ape Trust of Iowa
Azy, a male orangutan, enjoys his first meal at Great Ape Trust of Iowa.
Play Video |  | Azy
Born at the National Zoo in 1977, Azy, is a male orangutan. Read more or click here to see a video of Azy.
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