The Surprising Males of the Orangutan World

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Can you tell a male ape from a female just by looking? Scientists often try to do exactly that with fossils, but orangutans have a twist: adult males come in two very different forms. Come chat with our visiting expert Dr. Alexandra Kralick from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, test your skills sorting ape skull casts and find out what these “two kinds of males” teach us about orangutan lives and skeletons. Bring all your questions about our close evolutionary cousins!