All about orangutans
Orangutans are large apes that live in southeast Asia (on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra). These apes mostly live in trees (they are arboreal) and swing from branch to branch using their arms.
The word orangutan means "man of the forest" in the Malay language. As its habitats are being usurped by man, the orangutan's population is decreasing and it is in grave danger of extinction.
Male orangutans are usually aggressive towards each other and fight over females. Females occasionally go out but not as much as males because they are either looking after a baby orangutan or is making sure everything is OK where she lives.
yes
Chimpanzees are our closest living relatives, sharing more than 98 percent of our genetic blueprint. Humans and chimps are also thought to share a common ancestor who lived some four to eight million years ago.
Orangutans have so much more fun when they party. They always smile and laugh. They also save money on razors because it is acceptable in their culture not to shave. Have you ever been to Orangutananswers.com? They can actually string together some decent sentences that make sense in their questions.
they shake eachothers hands, and say "how do ya do"
because sometimes they walk on two feet
They can walk on two feet.
quite solitary
like humans
No, they are closely related to humans and like humans they are very sociable
humans are orangutans enemies because humans have been using them for skins
Same as humans. Orangutans share about 97% of their genetic information with humans.
Humans
Humans and orangutans have very similar responses. Like humans, when orangutans get too cold, they start to shiver and their hair stands up to trap heat (goose bumps on humans). When they get hot, they sweat.
leapords, tigers, humans, big pythons.
An orangutan is not a monkey. It is an ape.
Female orangutans are killed by humans when they are trying to take the babies away from the orangutan. The female will do everything in her power to try and protect her young.
No. Orangutans hands are very similar to humans with five fingers. They have four fingers and an opposable thumb.
Gorillas, humans, chimpanzees, orangutans
Beavers Certain birds Humans Orangutans