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All About the Orangutan

The orangutans are the two exclusively Asian

species of great apes.

This fact sheet will

give you the details

everything you need

to know about the

environment

orangutans live in,

their species and their

current endangered

status!

Then, find out what

you can do to help!

The OrangutanCGR4M

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Endangered Species Fact Sheet

Signs & Sounds Habits Unique Characteristics

Habitat Feeding Breeding Population Threats Protection Recovery Initiatves

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Orangutans are found in Indonesia.

They are also indigenous to Malaysia.

Orangutans are divided into two species

the Bornean orangutan and the Sumatran

orangutan.

Bornean orangutans, also referred

to as pongo pygmaeus is a species of

orangutan native to the island of Borneo.The Bornean is the third heaviest primate

after the two species of gorilla.

Sumatran orangutans, also referred

to as pongo abelii is the second of the

two species. The Sumatran grows to be

about 1.4 m tall and 90kg. (males)

Compared to the Bornean species,

Sumatrans are thinner and have longer

faces. Their hair is longer with a paler red

colour.

Whats on the dinner menu for

orangutans? Some popular dishes include:

Sap Honey Seeds Fungus Eggs Shoots Nuts Termites Invertebrates

Flowers Stems Bamboo Bark Ants Occasionally

hunt small

mammals.

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TheOrangutaniscurrentlyanendangeredspecies,withthe

Sumatran Orangutan (P. albelii) listed on the critically

endangeredlist.Therearetwomainreasonsforthedecline

in Orangutan populations:

the destruction of their

habitatandtheillegaltrade

& poaching of the

species. Thepopulation ofP.pygmaeus inBorneohas

decreased from 23,000 in

1995 to 15,400 in 1998, a

decrease of a third of the

population in less than

three years. Estimates are

similar for P. albelii

population decreases in

Sumatra.

The Leuser Ecosystem has been set up as a greenbelt for

orangutans. In addition, zoos are also rehabilitating

orangutansthathavebeenrecoveredfromillegaltradesor

havelosttheirhabitats.

Conservation

Efforts

1. Destruction of Habitat:The population has

grown from 15 million

people in 1990 to 200

million in 2000.

2. Illegal Trade & PoachingOrangutans are

constantly struggling

with humans for rights

to territory. This

struggle has lead to

illegal poaching and

capture of Orangutans.

Endangerment

Whys it

Happening?

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