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By Ali Wartadinata

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Orangutans are great apes from Indonesia. Orangutan means man of the forest. They live in Sumatra and Borneo. The scientiic name of Orangutan from Northern Sumatra is Pongo Abelii and the scientiic name of Orangutan from Borneo is Pongo Pygmaeus.
Orangutans have big bodies. A male orangutan can be more than 100 kilograms and can be quite tall. His height can be up to 150 centimeters tall. Female orangutans are smaller and shorter than the males. A mature female orangutan’s weight is about 40 kilograms. Her height is about 120 centimeters tall.

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Orangutans have reddish brown hair. Unlike monkeys, they do not have tails. They have strong arms. They use their arms to swing between branches.
Orangutans live with their small family groups. They usually live in the tree branches where they build their nests. Orangutans’ favorite food is fruits. They also eat insects, honey, bird eggs, bark, and plants. They sometimes eat meat too. When they are thirsty, they sometimes drink the water from holes in the tree branches

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Orangutans are an endangered species because their habitat is threatened by people doing deforestation. The number of Bornean orangutans around 2017 was estimated at about 104,000 and the Sumatran orangutans about 7,500.

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Orangutans are …

• Monkeys

• Apes

• Birds

• Reptiles

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A male orangutan can be … meters tall.

• 150

• 1.5

• 120

• 1.2

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Orangutans have strong …

• Arms

• Hair

• Fur

• Tails

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Orangutans can be categorized as …

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

• Insectivore

• Omnivores

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There are about … orangutans in Sumatra and Borneo.

• 104,000

• 7,500

• 111,500

• 200

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from the picture,

which one is right description about the picture?

• Orangutans have brown reddish hair

• Orangutans have big bodies

• Orangutans favorite food is fruit

• A male orangutan can be more than 150 centimeters tall.

Multiple Choice

from the picture,

which one is right description about the picture?

• Orangutans have brown reddish hair

• Orangutans have big bodies

• Orangutans have strong arms to swing between branches

• A male orangutan can be more than 150 centimeters tall.

Multiple Choice

from the picture,

which one is right description about the picture?

• Orangutans favorite food is fruit

• Orangutans have big bodies

• Orangutans have strong arms to swing between branches

• A male orangutan can be more than 150 centimeters tall.

Multiple Choice

from the picture,

which one is right description about the picture?

• Orangutans favorite food is fruit

• Orangutans have big bodies

• Orangutans have strong arms to swing between branches

• A male orangutan can be more than 150 centimeters tall.

Multiple Choice

from the picture,

which one is right description about the picture?

• Orangutans favorite food is fruit

• Orangutans have big bodies

• Orangutans have strong arms to swing between branches

• A male orangutan can be more than 150 centimeters tall.