ORANGUTAN
Orangutan, a species of anthropoid (manlike) ‘ape’. Orangutans are related to gorillas,chimpazees and gibbans. They are found in tropical rain forest of the island of Sumatra and Borneo (their name comes from the Malayan for “man of the woods”). An adult male is about 4feet (1.4m) tall when standing erect, and weighs up to 200 pounds (90kg). The female is smaller and weighs about 90 pounds (40kg). The orangutan has a sloping forehead, small rounded ears, a short, shout body, and short legs. It has no tail. It is covered with red or reddish brown, brown shaggy hair. There are bald patches on the forehead and shoulders, and around the mouth. Old males have protruding area of skin on their cheeks, which make their faces appear broad. The orangutan has long arms, small ears, as tout body, and short legs.
Orangutans spend nost of their lives in trees. They use their long, powerful arm to swing from one branch to another. Their thumbs and big toes are opposable, allowing them to graps things with their hands and feet. Orangutans feed mainly on fruit, insects and leaves. At night they gather leaves and twings and build a large platform – like nest on which they sleep. Orangutans typically live alone or in small groups. The female gives birth to a single off spring after a gestation periodof eight to nine months. The young orangutan is carried on the mother’s back for about a year. It is usually weaned after two years.
Orangutans reach maturity at the age of seven or eight. Their average life span is 30 years. Due to commercial logging and illegal hunting, the orangutan is an endangered species. The orangutan is Pongo pygmaeus of the great ‘ape’ family, pongidae.
Orangutan, a species of anthropoid (manlike) ‘ape’. Orangutans are related to gorillas,chimpazees and gibbans. They are found in tropical rain forest of the island of Sumatra and Borneo (their name comes from the Malayan for “man of the woods”). An adult male is about 4feet (1.4m) tall when standing erect, and weighs up to 200 pounds (90kg). The female is smaller and weighs about 90 pounds (40kg). The orangutan has a sloping forehead, small rounded ears, a short, shout body, and short legs. It has no tail. It is covered with red or reddish brown, brown shaggy hair. There are bald patches on the forehead and shoulders, and around the mouth. Old males have protruding area of skin on their cheeks, which make their faces appear broad. The orangutan has long arms, small ears, as tout body, and short legs.
Orangutans spend nost of their lives in trees. They use their long, powerful arm to swing from one branch to another. Their thumbs and big toes are opposable, allowing them to graps things with their hands and feet. Orangutans feed mainly on fruit, insects and leaves. At night they gather leaves and twings and build a large platform – like nest on which they sleep. Orangutans typically live alone or in small groups. The female gives birth to a single off spring after a gestation periodof eight to nine months. The young orangutan is carried on the mother’s back for about a year. It is usually weaned after two years.
Orangutans reach maturity at the age of seven or eight. Their average life span is 30 years. Due to commercial logging and illegal hunting, the orangutan is an endangered species. The orangutan is Pongo pygmaeus of the great ‘ape’ family, pongidae.
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