Bornean orangutan

Bornean orangutans are tree-dwelling primates. Only rarely do they descend to the ground. They sleep in the treetops on mats they build out of woven branches.

Bornean orangutan
Bornean orangutans live high in the tropical canopy of Borneo's forests, where they survive predominantly on fruit and sleep in nests constructed from branches.

Bornean Orangutan
Pongo pygmaeus
The orangutan, with its distinctive red-orange hair, is the only ape that inhabits Asia. Weighing up to 90 kg (200 lb.), the Bornean orangutan is about 1-1.5 m tall (3.5-4.5 ft.) with an arm span as long as 2.

Bornean Orangutan
Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus
Range:
Found only on the island of Borneo in South East Asia. (A different subspecies is found only on Sumatra) ...

The natural habitats of the orangutan, primarily the tropical forests of Borneo and Sumatra, have diminished significantly in recent years. As a result of widespread habitat destruction and hunting, the Bornean orangutan has become an endangered ...

Bornean orangutans (P. p. pygmaeus)
male facial flanges curved forward
male gular (throat) sacs larger and pendulous
darker color of hair and face
hair shorter and less dense ...

Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus)
Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus - northwest populations
Pongo pygmaeus morio - northeast and east populations
Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii - southwest populations ...

The Bornean orangutan is now recognized as a different species from its Sumatra relative. Three subspecies are recognized: Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus, P.p. morio, and P. p. wurmbii, the most common Bornean subspecies.

Flanged male Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus)
Priority places
Borneo
Sumatra ...

Kyle - male
Kyle, a Bornean orangutan, came to the National Zoo from the Cleveland Zoo and is on loan from the Hogle Zoo. Kyle, who was born in December 1996, will develop cheek pads and grow long hair in a few years.

Note: There are two distinct species of orangutans: the Bornean orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus, and the Sumatran orangutan, Pongo abelii. The latter is the one you can see at the Saint Louis Zoo.

Effects of a riverine dispersal barrier on cultural similarity in wild Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) [dissertation]. [Durham (NC)]: Duke University; 5) van Noordwijk MA & van Schaik CP. 2005.

Species on the Brink: Scienitsts recognize two orangutan species: the Bornean orangutan and the Sumatran orangutan. The continued spread of palm oil plantations could drive them both to extinction within our lifetime.
 
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One of the San Diego Zoo's most famous orangutans was Ken Allen, a Bornean orangutan Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus known for his creative escape techniques.

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"I thought it was good because at my school in 2GS we are doing a infomation report on an endangered animal and mine is a Bornean Orangutans YAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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"I Love it" ...

Sumatran orangutans grow to be sizes of 4 - 5 feet in height with females generally being smaller than males. They weigh between 100 - 200 pounds. Sumatran orangutans are generally smaller than their close relatives, Bornean orangutans.

See also: Orangutan, Gorilla, Diver, Chimp, Monkey