ABOUT ORANGUTANS
Natural history. Male orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) with cheek pads. Orangutans are not as powerfully built as the gorilla but are larger than the chimpanzee. The adult male is typically twice the size of the female and may attain a height of 1.3 metres (4.3 feet) and a weight of 130 kg (285 pounds) in the wild; females weigh 37 kg (82 pounds) or.
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Established in 1986 by Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas, OFI supports the conservation, protection, and understanding of orangutans and their rainforest habitat in Borneo, while caring for and rehabilitating ex-captive orangutans for release back into the wild. Our work includes: orangutan rescue, rehabilitation, and repatriation; habitat protection.
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Orangutans are born with an ability to reason and think. This large, gentle red ape is one of humankind's closest relatives, sharing nearly 97% of the same DNA. Indigenous peoples of Indonesia and Malaysia call this ape "orang-hutan" literally translating into English as "person of the forest.". Orangutans are unique in the ape world.
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Average Life Span In The Wild: 30 to 40 years. Size: Standing height: 4 to 5 feet. Weight: 73 to 180 pounds. Size relative to a 6-ft man: The Malay word orangutan means "person of the forest.
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4 Answers. According to the Wikipedia page about orangutan, that's the Malay spelling (although it looks like it is actually two words ): The word "orangutan" comes from the Malay words "orang" (man) and " (h)utan" (forest). Perhaps this phenomenon should have a name, maybe "hyphen decay".
Orangutan Definition, Habitat, Height, Weight, Lifespan, Scientific Names, & Facts Britannica
Orangutans are sexually dimorphic, which means that there are significant differences in size and shape between males and females. The most notable difference is seen in their body size and face morphology. Males can often weigh over 200 pounds (90 kg), whereas females are 1/3-1/2 of their size. (Left to Right) Male Bornean, Sumatran, and.
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Wild female orangutans usually become sexually active at approximately 12 years, but they will often have their first offspring only at 15-16 years of age. At Tanjung Puting wild females give birth on average every 7.7 years. Infant orangutans stay in close contact with their mothers for a long time.
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Etymology. The name "orangutan" (also written orang-utan, orang utan, orangutang, and ourang-outang) is derived from the Malay words orang, meaning "person", and hutan, meaning "forest". The locals originally used the name to refer to actual forest-dwelling human beings, but the word underwent a semantic extension to include apes of the Pongo genus at an early stage in the history of Malay.
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Orangutans are extremely patient and intelligent mammals. They are very observant and inquisitive, and there are many stories of orangutans escaping from zoos after having watched their keepers unlock and lock doors. Height: males - about 1.5m; females - about 1.2m. Weight: males - 93 to 130 kg; females - 48 to 55 kg. Life Span: 60 years or more.
Sumatran Orangutan Species WWF
Here is a breakdown below. Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii). Males are 5.6 feet tall and 200 pounds. Females are 3 feet tall and 100 pounds. Thin, long face with light red hair. Eat almost exclusively fruit and insects. It uses tools and travels by tree. Tapanuli Orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis). Rarest great ape. frizzy hair, smaller head.
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orangutan , or orang, Genus (Pongo, family Hominidae) of arboreal great ape, found only in the lowland swamp forests of Borneo and Sumatra but originally in the tropical forests of South Asia as well.The orangutan (Malaysian for "person of the forest") has a short thick body, long arms, short legs, and shaggy reddish hair. Males are about 4.5 ft (137 cm) tall and weigh about 185 lb (85 kg.
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Orangutan does translate as "person of the forest," with orang meaning "person" and (h)utan meaning "forest.". But the word orang by itself is also a classifier in the native language. Chopping the word orangutan in half does not result in two halves that necessarily mean what they meant when they were together in one-word harmony.
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Morphology. Orangutans are the largest arboreal animals in the world, usually spending over 95% of their time in the trees. They are also among the most sexually dimorphic of primates with males much larger than females. Fully developed adult males can weigh up to 300 pounds, while adult females weigh less than half that weight.
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Sumatran Orangutan The Sumatran orangutan is a critically endangered species of great ape. Sumatran orangutans can be distinguished by their lighter orange-colored hair and long facial hair compared to the other two orangutan species. Researchers also believe that the Sumatran orangutans have closer social bonds compared to the other two species. Genetically, there is more […]
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Physical Description. Orangutans have long, sparse orange or reddish hair unequally distributed over their bodies. They have large jaws and flattened noses in concave faces. Orangutans are the largest arboreal mammals and are very well adapted to life in the trees, with arms much longer than their legs. They have grasping hands and feet with.
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MORPHOLOGY. Genetically diverging 1.5 million years ago, phenotypic differences between the two species of orangutan are apparent. Sumatran orangutans are thinner than their Bornean relatives, have paler red coats, longer hair, and longer faces.