Orangutan Facts

Orangutans are of great apes living in Southeast Asia (over the islands of Borneo and Sumatra). These monkeys live in most of the trees (which are trees) and swing from branch to branch using their weapons.

The word Orangutans means "man of the forest" in Malay language. What their habitats have been usurped by man, the orangutan population is declining and is in serious danger of extinction.

Anatomy of Orangutans

The Orangutans have a large body size, a thick neck, very long, strong arms, short legs gave way, and not the tail. Orangutans are about 2 / 3 the size of gorillas.

Orangutans Hair:
They are mostly covered with long reddish-brown hair.

Orangutans head:
The Orangutans has a big head with a mouth. Adult males have great legs plays (bigger than monkeys ages).

Meaning of Orangutans:
Orang-utans are very similar to ours, including hearing, sight, smell, taste and touch.

The hands and feet:
Orang-utans hands are very similar to ours, have four fingers and a long opposable thumb. His feet have four feet long, plus an opposable big toe. The orang-utans can grab things with their hands and feet. The older men have a range of arm around 7.5 feet (2.3 meters).

Size
Orangutans are about 2 / 3 the size of gorillas.

Orangutans arrivals weight
Women 2.6-3.5 feet (0.8-1.1 m) 110 pounds (50 kg)
Man 3.2-4.5 feet (1-1.4 m) 200 pounds (90 kg)

Diet
Orangutans are omnivorous (feed on plants and animals), but are mostly herbivores (plant comprise the bulk of their diet). They eat fruits (his favorite dish), leaves, seeds, tree bark, plant bulbs, young shoots of plants and flowers. They also eat insects and small animals (like birds and small mammals).

The Orangutans are not even to leave their tree branches to drink, drink water that has collected in the holes between the branches of trees.

The intelligence and language
The Orangutans are very intelligent. They have been known to use found objects as tools, for example, use the leaves as umbrellas to keep them wet from the rain. It is also used as cups of leaves to help them drink water.

Behavior and social habits
Orangutans are shy, solitary animals that are active during the day (they are diurnal). They live only in major territories. This is probably due to their eating habits, they need a large area to obtain enough food and too many orangutans in one area can lead to famine.

The only long-term orangutan social group is the mother and children, live together for about 7 years. During mating, the male and female orangutan stay together for only a few days.

Orangutans Sleeping Platforms:
Each night, Orangutans build a "nest" in the branches of trees to spend the night in which they curl and sleep. These nests are made of leaves and branches. The nests are shared by a mother and her offspring nursing. Sometimes orangutans use a piece as a "roof" to protect themselves from the rain. Often, Orangutans nap in the afternoon after a morning get food.

Communication and vocalization
Male Orangutans are capable of long, strong demand (called "long calls") carrying out the forest up to 0.6 miles (1 km). The "long known" is a series of sounds followed by a bellows. These calls help people to reclaim their territory, calling women, and left in Orangutans interfere men. Men have a huge bag which throat allows them to make these calls aloud.

Locomoción
Often passage of Orangutans swinging from one branch to another, which is called brachiating. Orangutans can also walk using the legs (but rarely). Orangutans not swim.

Lifespan
Orangutans live about 50 years in captivity, his life in the wild is only 30-45 years (as most animals live longer in captivity).

Habitat
Orangutans live in tropical forests.

Distribution
Orangutans live in Asia. They are the only great apes of Asia. They are found in tropical forests in northern Sumatra in Indonesia and low-lying swamps of Borneo.

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