Orangutan ( Pongo Pygmaeus )
Orangutans are great apes from Indonesia. Orangutan means man
of the forest. They live in Sumatra and Borneo. The scientific name of
Orangutan from Northern Sumatra is Pongo Abelii and the scientific
name of Orangutan from Borneo is Pongo Pygmaeus.
Orangutans have big bodies. A male orangutan can be more than
100 kilograms and can be quite tall. His height can be up to 150
centimeters tall. Female orangutans are smaller and shorter than the
males. A mature female orangutan’s weight is about 40 kilograms. Her
height is about 120 centimeters tall.
Orangutans have reddish brown hair. Unlike monkeys, they do not
have tails. They have strong arms. They use their arms to swing
between branches.
Orangutans live with their small family groups. They usually live
in the tree branches where they build their nests. Orangutans’ favorite
food is fruits. They also eat insects, honey, bird eggs, bark, and plants.
They sometimes eat meat too. When they are thirsty, they sometimes
drink the water from holes in the tree branches.
Orangutans are an endangered species because their habitat is
threatened by people doing deforestation. The number of Bornean
orangutans around 2017 was estimated at about 104,000 and the
Sumatran orangutans about 7,500.
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Gorilla ( Beringei Beringei )
Gorillas are the largest apes in the world. Gorillas are our
closest cousins because they share 98.3 persen of their genetic
code with humans. Their scientific name is Gorilla beringei
beringei.
Gorillas have broad shoulders and chests, human-like hands,
small eyes, and hairless faces. They have black skin and
hair. Their nostrils are large. Gorillas have behaviors and also
emotions. They can laugh and show their sadness.
Gorillas only live in tropical forests of Africa. We can ind
gorillas in the rain forests of Cameroon and Congo.
Gorillas are vegetarians. They eat leaves, shoots, and stalks.
They also sometimes eat fruits.
Gorillas live in a family group of 6 until 30. The group is led
by a group leader. The leader is called a silverback. The leader is a
male gorilla who will be a leader for years.
The females become mature when they are seven until eight
years old. Gorillas give birth to only one baby every four to
six years. It makes the gorilla’s population decrease every year.
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