Orangutan Rescue: Saving Borneo's Orangutans
By Sean Whyte
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Orangutan Rescue - Sean Whyte
The Orangutan
In Malay language orangutan means man of the forest.
Sharing 96.4% of our genes, orangutans are remarkably intelligent.
There are two species of orangutan, Sumatran and Bornean.
The largest tree-dwelling animal on earth, adult males can weigh up to 120 kilos. Females are a lot smaller and weigh about 45 kilos. They make nests in the tree tops of the rainforest by bending over branches to make the frame for a bed on which they then lay smaller, leafy branches to form a ‘mattress’. The bed is also used to rest in during the daytime. Females normally give birth to one baby approximately every seven to eight years, which then stays with its mother for about seven years.
They are known to eat over 300 different food types, consisting mostly of fruit, with figs and durian being firm favourites, supplemented with tree bark, leaves, insects and even birds’ eggs. Possessing an excellent memory, orangutans are able to make a ‘mental-map’ of the forests which enhances their ability to find fruit in