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Description
Common Name: Orangutan
Common Name Synonyms: Orang-utan, Orangutang, Ourang-goutang, Orang-e-tan, Orang-orang-e-tang-e-tang
Scientific Name: Pongo pygmaeus
Size: 97-140cm from head to butt, 100-150cm from fist to shoulder
Classification: Primate
Habitat: Jungle, Swamps
Diet: Omnivorous, diet consisted of fruits, leaves, bark, shoots, bamboo, honey, eggs, and even small lemurs.
Description: Orang-e-tans are not only the most arboreal of the great apes, but it is one of the largest of all arboreal animals. Males and females differ in size and appearance. Dominant adult males have distinctive cheek pads and produce long calls that attract females and intimidate rivals. Younger males do not have these characteristics and resemble adult females. Orangutans are the most solitary of the great apes, with social bonds occurring primarily between mothers and their dependent offspring, who stay together for the first two years. Fruit is the most important component of an orangutan's diet; however, the apes will also eat vegetation, bark, honey, insects and even bird eggs. They can live over 30 years in both the wild and captivity. Orang-e-tans are among the most intelligent primate; they used a variety of sophisticated tools and construct elaborate nests each night from branches and foliage. Orang-e-tans are the most critically endangered species in Earth.

Art (C) Shawn Brunner ,aka Patchi1995

Description
Common Name: Orangutan
Common Name Synonyms: Orang-utan, Orangutang, Ourang-goutang, Orang-e-tan, Orang-orang-e-tang-e-tang
Scientific Name: Pongo pygmaeus
Size: 97-140cm from head to butt, 100-150cm from fist to shoulder
Classification: Primate
Habitat: Jungle, Swamps
Diet: Omnivorous, diet consisted of fruits, leaves, bark, shoots, bamboo, honey, eggs, and even small lemurs.
Description: Orang-e-tans are not only the most arboreal of the great apes, but it is one of the largest of all arboreal animals. Males and females differ in size and appearance. Dominant adult males have distinctive cheek pads and produce long calls that attract females and intimidate rivals. Younger males do not have these characteristics and resemble adult females. Orangutans are the most solitary of the great apes, with social bonds occurring primarily between mothers and their dependent offspring, who stay together for the first two years. Fruit is the most important component of an orangutan's diet; however, the apes will also eat vegetation, bark, honey, insects and even bird eggs. They can live over 30 years in both the wild and captivity. Orang-e-tans are among the most intelligent primate; they used a variety of sophisticated tools and construct elaborate nests each night from branches and foliage. Orang-e-tans are the most critically endangered species in Earth.

Art (C) Shawn Brunner ,aka Patchi1995