Hope for ORANG UTANS!!

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Orang Utan Slideshow

Orangutan's Video

Video from Zoo Negara

OranG UtaN CharacteristicS

Published by Farah,Amirul,Asrul under on 6:40 AM
The orangutans are two species of great apes. Known for their intelligence, they live in trees and are the largest living arboreal animal. They have longer arms than other great apes, and their hair is typically reddish-brown, instead of the brown or black hair typical of other great apes. Native to Indonesia and Malaysia, they are currently found only in rainforests on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, though fossils have been found in Java, the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Vietnam and China.



Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
Order: Primates
Family: Pongidae
Genus: Pongo
Species:
• abelii (Sumatran)
• pygmaeus (Bornean)
Length: males—about 40 inches (102 centimeters) from top of head to rump; females—about 30 inches (76 centimeters)
Weight: males—110 to 198 pounds (50 to 90 kilograms); females—66 to 110 pounds (30 to 50 kilograms)
Life span: up to 59 years in zoos
Gestation: about 8.5 months
Number of young at birth: usually 1, sometimes 2
Size at birth: 3.3 to 4.5 pounds (1.5 to 2 kilograms)
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redapes said... @ August 19, 2009 at 8:11 AM

It's so great to see kids your age taking a stand! If you want to join forces with Forest School 101, our group in the US, please contact us.

http://redapes.org/forest-school-101/

Orangutans are critically endangered in the wild because of rapid deforestation and the expansion of palm oil plantations.

If nothing is done to protect them, they could be extinct in just a few years.

Visit the Orangutan Outreach website to learn how YOU can make a difference!

Richard Zimmerman
Director, Orangutan Outreach
http://redapes.org
Reach out and save the orangutans!
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