All_About_Apes

Is anything secretly being used as a substitute for palm oil that may also be contributors to deforestation? Ex. Rapeseed.

Also I just want to say thank you. I gave up on my journey of being a primatologist for financial reasons. Deforestation has always been an important issue to me. I had accepted the reality that we wouldn’t see any more Orangutans by the end of my lifetime. It’s been a dream of mine to see them in person in Borneo and Sumatra. They’re absolutely incredible creatures.

On a somewhat related note, why has Animal Planet lost every grain of educational value over the last 10-15 years? I grew up watching documentaries and learning about animal conservation via Animal Planet. It gave me the interest I required to grow up and become a biologist. I can't help but feel it's flooded with garbage reality tv now (no disrespect to the puppy bowl).

I know you're just the host of this event and you may not have a more in depth answer for me, other than ratings, but I'm curious. I think the younger generation today deserves what made Animal Planet become established.

This is still a joke among my friends and I. My friend's dad is a math professor at the University of Maryland and sometimes we write bits from the algorithm on the white board in his office.

Do you have any pictures to post? The view must be awesome

Is there any chance of Animal Planet and Discovery returning to real animal and nature documentaries? I grew up with the channels this way and it made me who I am and determined my career choice. I'm a biologist now. It would be a shame to see the next generation growing up without the enjoyment that I had with the old Animal Planet and Discovery.