article thumbnail

Connecticut Oil Company President Illegally Owns Primate

Critter News

Pierce Onthank, the president of an oil and gas company, was charged in January with illegal possession of a primate for keeping a siamang, a type of gibbon that is native to rain forests in Malaysia and Indonesia and can weigh up to 30 pounds and stand 3 feet high. Tags: animal cruelty illegal pets primates us.

article thumbnail

Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago: Greater Sundas and Wallacea–A Field Guide Review

10,000 Birds

So–the book covers islands that belong to the Republic of Indonesia and to Malaysia. But, it doesn’t cover all or Indonesia or all of Malaysia. And, there is A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Indonesia: Second Edition by Morten Strange (2012). Does it make a difference? And, Frank E.

Indonesia 121