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I didn't know that Indonesians use US spelling when writing in English (see here). So I converted the article to American English. LittleJerry (talk) 14:28, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
In general we maintain the existing spelling variant (see MOS:RETAIN) and do not change it without broad consensus that it should be changed, usually when the subject matter has strong national ties. You can argue that this should be changed and reach consensus, but you'd need to do that first to actually make the edit. Volteer1 (talk) 14:45, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
There is a note at the top of the article saying "This article is written in British English..." HiLo48 (talk) 01:53, 7 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
That's a very good question, I don't know. Regarding the spelling, even though they use American spelling in Indonesia, it seems they use British Spelling in Malaysia, so the MOS:TIES argument seems weak if they're native to both countries. I'm happy to just MOS:RETAIN the current spelling, but to be perfectly honest I really don't care one way or the other, I don't think it matters. Volteer1 (talk) 23:31, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Orangutans used to live on mainland Asia. Did they used to be much bigger on the mainland, and evolved to be smaller on the Indonesian islands due to insular dwarfism? Is there any fossil evidence to support this? Gorilla beringei (talk) 03:16, 26 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
It's believed that the extinct species Gigantopithecus may have been related to the Orangutan, but there have been very few remains discovered so it's very difficult to know with any sort of certainty. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Patr2016 (talk • contribs) 18:28, 4 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Dubious, unreferenced, claim for 2 yrs of maternal care[edit]
add Conservation status to the right info box 144.160.228.35 (talk) 19:09, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Conservation status is not appropriate here. This article is about the genus, which includes three living species. To see the conservation status of those species, you can go to the appropriate species articles. - UtherSRG(talk) 19:13, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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After the sentence "In December 2014, a court in Argentina ruled that an orangutan named Sandra at the Buenos Aires Zoo must be moved to a sanctuary in Brazil to provide her "partial or controlled freedom"."
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Done - thanks for pointing it out. Princess Persnickety (talk) 20:39, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. UtherSRG (talk) 19:08, 27 June 2023 (UTC)
