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Common name: Orang-utans

Scientific name:
Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus)
Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii)

Location: Borneo and Sumatra, Indonesia

Size: Length: males rang up to are 102 centimetres  while females range up to 76 centimetres, weight for male up to 90 kilograms, females up to to 50 kilograms

Life Span: up to 59 years in captivity

Current Status: The Bornean Orangutan is endangered while the Sumatran Orangutan is at grave risk.

Habitat: rainforests

Fast facts:
---Their arms are longer than their bodies up to  2 meters
---At 15 years males develop large cheek pads

      Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus),Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii)
Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus),Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii)  Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus),Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii)  Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus),Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii)

 

Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus),Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii)