A new study (http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/early/2010/08/05/rsbl.201...), published in the latest issue of Royal Society of Biology Letters, indicates that forest-living orangutans spontaneously pantomime, acting out incredibly detailed scenarios with their bodies, to communicate with humans and other apes.

The India Biodiversity Portal was launched on December 15, 2008, at the Management Council Hall in Infosys, Bangalore.

The Biodiversity Portal was launched as a public beta on 19 November 2008. We hope that in the intervening time, we will find and fix any showstopping bugs.