Orangutan

Pongo sp.

Where is it found?

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Lives in the rainforests of South-east Asia

Diet and foraging method

Searches the rainforest for ripe fruit.

Key adaptations

Long arms for swinging from branch to branch.

Social organisation and mating system

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Solitary apart from mothers who travel with their young for several years while they develop and learn key survival skills.
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Polygynous

Taxonomy

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Picture credits:

"Orang-utan bukit lawang 2006" by Tbachner - first upload in de wikipedia on 20:19, 10. Feb 2006 by Tbachner. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orang-utan_bukit_lawang_2006.jpg#/media/File:Orang-utan_bukit_lawang_2006.jpg