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Orangutans are amazing, tree-dwelling animals with long arms and bright orange fur. They love to swing from branch to branch in the rainforest and are very smart, just like us!
Key details
- Length
- 70-140 cm
- Weight
- 30-90 kg
- Lifespan
- 30-45 years
- Top Speed
- 6 km/h
- Litter Size
- 1
- Gestation
- 230-270 days
Traits
FurrySocialArborealHerbivorousTool UseRainforestKeystone SpeciesEndangered
What this page adds
The Orangutan has long, shaggy reddish-brown fur, setting them apart from other great apes. They possess incredibly long, powerful arms that can span over two meters, much longer than their legs, and a distinct, intelligent face.
Male orangutans grow large cheek pads and a throat sac for incredibly loud calls!
Orangutans build a new nest of leaves high in trees every single night!
Their name means 'person of the forest' in Malay and Indonesian languages.
