OK… we’ve all had a stressful day — it’s a stressful life (but we’re still blessed). So, anybody wan hear an Orangutan laugh? Click here:
http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/Components/audio/2009/2009-june/090604-orangutan-laughter.wma
Here’s a picture of a bebe orangutan being tickled when they did a study to chart animal laughter 
. hey– after Tiananmen Square, we need some humor
For mo’ on this story, see MSNBC’s great “Cosmic Log” latest entry: http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/06/04/1953175.aspx
p.s. dont let palm oil plantations destroy what’s left of their Indonesian rainforest home! www.ran.org (Sorry– couldn’t resist getting in a lil activation I don’t know why I love orangutans so much. Poor lil ugly dudes just want to live peacefully in wild Indonesia– a beautiful tropical forest nation of islands I will never get anywhere near.
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June 4, 2009
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