Orang-utan

Orang-Utan
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ORANG-UTAN (" man of the woods"), the Malay name of the giant red man-like ape of Borneo and Sumatra, known to the Dyaks as the mias, and to most naturalists as Simia satyrus.

Orang-utan
Orang-utan: Pongo pygmaeus
Distribution: restricted to the islands of Borneo and Sumatra.
Habitat: dense tropical rainforest ...

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"One baby orangutan is born every 7-8 years"
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"They eat poop when their bored!" ...

Orang-utans have brown and rust-colored shaggy fur. They weigh an average of 50 kg (110 lb) and can weigh over 90 kg (200 lb). The orang-utan lives in tropical, swamp and mountain forests, where it eats mostly fruit, leaves and insects.

Orang-utans are big apes.
They live in trees in rainforest.
They have long arms and swing from tree to tree.

Bornean orang-utan (Pongo pygmaeus)
Orang-utan means 'person of the forest' and this Asian ape is indeed truly a tree-dweller. Recent genetic evidence has led to the... More 34 Images 16 Videos ...

Sumatran orang-utan
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A Sumatran orang-utan, confiscated in Aceh, stares through the bars of its cage ...

A young Orang-utan lives alone with its Mum and maybe an older sibling. Sometimes other Mother/juvenile groups will be met and even travelled with for some time. During these periods young Orangutans will play with each other.

The response of adult orang-utans to flanged male long calls.Folia Primatol 78(4):215-6; 3) Bastian ML et al. 2010. Diet traditions in wild orangutans. Am J PhysAnthropol 143:175-187; 4) Bastian ML. 2008.

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Their brain is well developed then hemispheres are big and contain gyruses. Some animals have a wide nose septum (Hapalidae) whereas others a thin one (Catarrhina). Others have only a subtle nose (e.g.: Gorillas (Gorilla), Orang-utans (Pongo)).

See also: Gibbon, Sea Lion, Monkey, Andean cat, Lion