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The Orangutan Endangered Species Fact Sheet

All About the Orangutan The orangutans are the two exclusively Asian species of great apes.

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Signs & Sounds Habits Unique Characteristics Habitat Feeding Breeding Population Threats Protection Recovery Initiatves

This fact sheet will give you the details everything you need to know about the environment orangutans live in, their species and their current endangered status! Then, find out what you can do to help!

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Ooh, ooh, ah, ah Orangutans are found in Indonesia. They are also indigenous to Malaysia. Orangutans are divided into two species the Bornean orangutan and the Sumatran orangutan. Bornean orangutans, also referred to as pongo pygmaeus is a species of orangutan native to the island of Borneo. The Bornean is the third heaviest primate after the two species of gorilla. Sumatran orangutans, also referred to as pongo abelii is the second of the two species. The Sumatran grows to be about 1.4 m tall and 90kg. (males) Compared to the Bornean species, Sumatrans are thinner and have longer 2

faces. Their hair is longer with a paler red colour. Whats on the dinner menu for orangutans? Some popular dishes include: Sap Honey Seeds Fungus Eggs Shoots Nuts Termites Invertebrates Flowers Stems Bamboo Bark Ants Occasionally hunt small mammals.

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Conservation Efforts
Endangerment Whys it Happening?
1. Destruction of Habitat: The population has grown from 15 million people in 1990 to 200 million in 2000. 2. Illegal Trade & Poaching Orangutans are constantly struggling with humans for rights to territory. This struggle has lead to illegal poaching and capture of Orangutans.

The Orangutan is currently an endangered species, with the Sumatran Orangutan (P. albelii) listed on the critically endangered list. There are two main reasons for the decline in Orangutan populations: the destruction of their habitat and the illegal trade & poaching of the species. The population of P. pygmaeus in Borneo has decreased from 23,000 in 1995 to 15,400 in 1998, a decrease of a third of the population in less than three years. Estimates are similar for P. albelii population decreases in Sumatra. The Leuser Ecosystem has been set up as a greenbelt for orangutans. In addition, zoos are also rehabilitating orangutans that have been recovered from illegal trades or have lost their habitats.

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