The truth about… orangutans

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The truth about…
orangutans
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Orangutans are only found on two
islands in Indonesia: Borneo and
Sumatra. Here at Durrell we have
Sumatran orangutans.
Orangutans live in the rainforest and
their bodies are very well-designed for
climbing trees with long arms and
strong hands and feet for gripping
branches. However, they are
Critically Endangered because
of the destruction of their
rainforest home.
Did you know…
both humans and
orangutans are great
apes and part of the
primate family?
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Orangutans eat more
than 300 different kinds of
food in the rainforest,
including fruit, leaves,
bark, flowers, nuts,
eggs, small birds
and mammals and
insects.
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Orangutans live on their own
in the wild and a female will
have to raise the baby alone.
Orangutans normally only have
one baby at a time and the babies
take a long time to grow up. They will stay with
their mothers until they are 8-10 years old.
Did you know…
male orangutans
are bigger than
female orangutans?