Orangutan

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.

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.

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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