Now on the iPad: Apps for orangutans
<p><span word="Humans">Humans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="tablet">tablet</span> <span word="computers">computers</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="nonprofit">nonprofit</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="Orangutan">Orangutan</span> <span word="Outreach">Outreach</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Apps">Apps</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Apes">Apes</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span>. <span word="Orangutan">Orangutan</span> <span word="Outreach">Outreach</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="Zimmerman">Zimmerman</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="protecting">protecting</span> <span word="orangutans">orangutans</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wild">wild</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="Apps">Apps</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Apes">Apes</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="introduces">introduces</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="orangutans">orangutans</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="zoos">zoos</span>. <span word="Apps">Apps</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Apes">Apes</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="goals">goals</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="captive">captive</span> <span word="orangutans">orangutans</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="awareness">awareness</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="zoo">zoo</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="smart">smart</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="are">are</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="urge">urge</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="Orangutan">Orangutan</span> <span word="Outreach">Outreach</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="website">website</span>, <span word="redapes">redapes</span>.<span word="org">org</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="orangutans">orangutans</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wild">wild</span>.</p><p><span word="Orangutan">Orangutan</span> <span word="Outreach">Outreach</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="device">device</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="touchscreen">touchscreen</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="orangutans">orangutans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="apps">apps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="listen">listen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="music">music</span>, <span word="play">play</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>.</p><p><span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Zimmerman">Zimmerman</span> <span word="describes">describes</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="zoos">zoos</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reaction">reaction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="apes">apes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tablets">tablets</span>.</p><p>“<span word="The">The</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="orangutans">orangutans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="curious">curious</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="females">females</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quickest">quickest</span> <span word="learners">learners</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="males">males</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="scared">scared</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="curious">curious</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>.”</p>
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