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Orangutan. By : Caleb. Young(offspring). 1 every six years Remain with parents for 7 or 8 years. Habitat. Rainforests in China, and Asia. Description. Color: Mostly orange with touches of yellow, black, brown, and also red Weight:(Male)318 lbs. (Female) 143
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Orangutan By: Caleb
Young(offspring) • 1 every six years • Remain with parents for 7 or 8 years
Habitat • Rainforests in China, and Asia
Description • Color: Mostly orange with touches of yellow, black, brown, and also red • Weight:(Male)318 lbs. (Female) 143 • Size:4.4-9 ft. Arm span over seven feet long.
Predators • Humans
Diet (Food) • Durians, litchis, mangoes, other fruits, leaves, insects, small mammals and birds. The diet of Orangutans include over 400 things.
Remaining Population • 54,000
Reasons its Endangered • Hunting • Habitat loss
How are we protecting it now • Protecting it in zoos
Other interesting facts • “Orangutan” means people of the forest in Malay. Orangutans are the largest tree dwelling mammals in the world. Orangutans build nests high up in trees with bent branches, where they sleep at night. There are only two species of Orangutan. Flanged males are larger in size than unflanged males. The Orangutans at the Toledo Zoo are part of the subspecies rehab program.
Works Cited • www.arkive.com • National Zoo. “Orangutan”. Internet. <Http://National Zoo.org/ blog/animals/Orangutan/>. October 10 2012 • “Orangutan”. Internet.<Http://www.arkive.org/Bornean Orangutan/pongo-pygmaes/ • Toledo Zoo. Orangutan. Internet. Http://www.Toledozoo.org/animals/fact-pages/mammals/orangutan/data.Html