Orangutan fact

• Orangutan is the only great ape found outside of Africa.
• The term of “orangutan” taken from Malay words, Orang means person and Utan means. forest. Thus, orangutan means the forest man.
• Orangutan is arboreal  which means they spend most of their time on the top of tree
• Orangutan is also a semi solitaire and rarely in a group.
• Orangutan can live up to 45 – 50 years old in the wild.
• Sumatran orangutan (Pongo Abelii) shares 96,4 % DNA with human
• Orangutan baby will stay with their mother until they are about 6 – 7 years old.
• Female orangutan baby can give birth to their first baby on 9 – 12 years old.
• A male orangutan has a bigger cheeck pad than female once they hit 20 years old.
• The bigger size of the cheek pad shows the older age of the male orangutan.
• Orangutan is 4 times stronger than human.
• An orangutan’s hand is longer than their body.
• Orangutan’s food is  varied up to 300 variations of fruits, young leaves, flowers, tree bark, insect and dirts.
• Orangutan is also smart in using the tools such as umbrella from leaves to protect them from rain
• Orangutan can make their nest up to 3 times a day
• Orangutan nest is made from leaves and tree braches
• Orangutan is a critically endangered species due to the encroachment activities and illegal expansion of oil palm plantation.