EPIC - Animals in Danger: Orangutans

Orangutans are great apes, closely related to chimpanzees and gorillas.

• True

• False

How is a male orangutan's face different from a female's face?

• Larger eyes

• Larger nose

• Cheek pads

• Ridged forehead

Orangutans live on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, on which continent?

• South America

• North America

• Africa

• Asia

Orangutan's are herbivores only eating fruit, leaves and tree bark.

• True

• False

Orangutans are intelligent animals and can even use sticks as tools.

• True

• False

How long do infant orangutans stay with their mothers?

• 1 year

• 2 years

• 3 years

• 6 years

What does endangered mean? Orangutan numbers are...

• high and rising.

• high and falling.

• low and rising.

• low and falling.

The biggest threat to orangutans is tigers.

• True

• False

Orangutans are illegally sold as pets.

• True

• False

What human made disaster are orangutans most at risk from?

• Acid rain

• Deforestation

• Sea pollution

• War