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Asia
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extinction
deforestation
critically
endangered
Tricky Words
OrangutansaregreatapeswhocanbefoundinAsia.TheyinhabitMalaysiaandIndonesiawheretheyliveintherainforestsontheislandsofBorneoandSumatra.
Orangutan
TherearethreetypesofOrangutanandallarecriticallyendangered.
TheirscientificnamesarePongoAbelii,PongoPygmaeous andPongotapanuliensis
Standingat4-5fttall,Orangutansareaboutthesameheightasan11yearoldhumanbuttheycanweighbetween5and12stonesmakingthemmuchheavierthanmostY6children!
Orangutansfeedonwildfruitsuchaslycheesandfigs,buttheyalsoeatbarkandinsectswhichmeanthattheyareanomnivorelikehumans.
Orangutansdependonthetreesintherainforestforfoodandforshelter.Theyhavebeenobserved,inthewild,usinglargeleavesasumbrellas.Becausetheyaresodependentonthetreesthismeansthattheyareindangerofextinctionbecauseofdeforestationandotherhumanactivitiessuchashunting.
Inthewildthesegreatapesoftenlivealoneandonaveragecanlivefor30– 40yearsiftheyarenotinjuredorcaptured.
Whataretheirsceintific names? Whatdotheyeat?
Orangutan
Howbigarethey?
Howlongdotheyliveinthewild?
Aninterestingfact:
Wheredotheylive?
Whyaretheybecomingendangered?
There’sa‘Rang-tan’inmybedroomThere’saRang-taninmybedroomandIdon’tknowwhattodo.Sheplayswithallmyteddiesandkeepsborrowingmyshoe.Shedestroysallofmyhouseplantsandshekeepsonshouting“ooo!”Shethrowsawaymychocolateandshehowlsatmyshampoo.There’saRang-taninmybedroomandIdon’twanthertostay.SoItoldthenaughtyRang-tanthatshehadtogoaway.OhRang-taninmybedroom,justbeforeyougo…Whywereyouinmybedroom?Ireallywanttoknow.
There’sahumaninmyforestandIdon’tknowwhattodo.Hedestroyedallofourtreesforyourfoodandyourshampoo.
There’sahumaninmyforestandIdon’tknowwhattodo.HetookawaymymotherandI’mscaredhe’lltakemetoo.
TherearehumansinmyforestandIdon’tknowwhattodo.They’reburningitforpalmoilsoIthoughtI’dstaywithyou.
OhRang-taninmybedroomnowIdoknowwhattodo.I’llfighttosaveyourhomeandI’llstopyoufeelingblue.I’llshareyourstoryfarandwidesootherscanfighttoo.OhRang-taninmybedroomIswearitonthestarsThefuture’snotyetwrittenbutI’llmakesureitisours.
DearPrimeMinister,
Iamsurethatyoureceivemanyletters.Thisletterisonewhichmustnotbeignored.Thisletterisoftheutmostimportance.Thislettercomestoyouwithapleathatyouwillpromisetohelpsaveaninnocent,endangeredanimal:theorangutan.
Idon’tknowifyouareaware,butorangutansareonlyfoundintherainforestsofAsia.TheyliveinMalaysia,Indonesia,BorneoandSumatra.Thesegreatapesrelyupontherainforesttoprovidethemwithfoodandshelter.Infact,didyouknowthattheirnameliterallymeans‘personoftheforest’.Orangutansoftenlivealoneforupto40years,iftheyarenotcaptured,andarearoundthesameheightasaYear6child.Thesemajesticcreaturesareintelligentandbeautiful.However,theyareindangerofbecomingextinctunlessweworktogetherdosomethingaboutit.