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EPIC - Animals in Danger: Orangutans

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

True

b)

False

2.

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

a)

Larger eyes

b)

Larger nose

c)

Cheek pads

d)

Ridged forehead

3.

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

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

4.

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

a)

True

b)

False

5.

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

a)

True

b)

False

6.

How long do infant orangutans stay with their mothers?

a)

1 year

b)

2 years

c)

3 years

d)

6 years

7.

What does endangered mean? Orangutan numbers are...

a)

high and rising.

b)

high and falling.

c)

low and rising.

d)

low and falling.

8.

The biggest threat to orangutans is tigers.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Orangutans are illegally sold as pets.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What human made disaster are orangutans most at risk from?

a)

Acid rain

b)

Deforestation

c)

Sea pollution

d)

War

11.

How many orangutans were lost between 1999 and 2015?

a)

10,000

b)

20,000

c)

50,000

d)

100,000

12.

What charity helps protect the rainforests?

a)

Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA).

b)

World Wildlife Foundation (WWF).

c)

British Heart Foundation.

d)

Make a Wish Foundation.