The translation of the Malayan word "Orang-utan" is "forest man". And indeed do the large Great apes show a lot of human characteristics concerning their facial expression as well as their gestures. Adult male Orang-utans (Pongo pygmaeus) are imposing figures with their reddish shaggy fur, broad cheeks and long beards. In the wild they reach weights up to 80 kg. Male Orang-utans living in zoos and suffering from lack of exercise are often even heavier. Female Orang-utans are much smaller than the males. The face of young Orang-utans is fair-skinned but, like in Chimpanzees, gets darker the older they get.
The Orang-utan is listed as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the orangutan
A orangutan group is called a 'buffoonery'.Orangutan habitats
Forest, Subtropical / Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical / Tropical Moist Montane and Subtropical / Tropical SwampSome facts about the
Orangutan
Adult weight : 64.475 kg (141.845 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 59 years
Female maturity :2555 days
Male maturity : 2555 days
Gestation : 249 days
Weaning : 1003 days
Litter size : 1
Interval between litters : 1414 days
Weight at birth : 1.737 kg (3.8214 lbs)
Weight at weaning : 11 kg (24.2 lbs)
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