OrangutansBy: VVI

Introduction

Scientific name is arboreal and pongidaeThey are in the ape familyThey are related to humansPeople call them the red apes

What do orangutans look like?

Arms are extremely longArms grow up to 7 feet!Orange red hair and dark grey skin Males have huge cheek flapsMales have beards Babies have less fur and grow up to 2-4 feetShort legsHairy bodyBrown eyesShort thumbsFoot looks like an upside hand

LIFE SPAN!Lives to 60 years max endangeredPeople are also keeping babies as petsUsually lives up to 40-57 years

Landforms, weather, and habitats! Live in rain forests

only spend most of its

time up in trees When they are up

in trees they are up to 4,800 feet off the ground!

Climate and Weather

Wet Misty Warm Humid Dark Sometimes

cold Never snows

What kind of eaters are they? They are herbivores (doesn't eat meat).

Largest fruit eating animal in the forest Eats: fruit, plants, nuts and tree bark They love to eat berries and grape fruit They eat leaves and bananas

Predator and Prey!

Babies are sometimes prey of wild pigs and pythons

Adult are not prey to anything

Humans are their biggest predator because they kill them or keep them as pets.

Behavior! Most intelligent animal in the world! Have 4 faces talk to each other like

playful, begging for food, frightened and angry

They walk on their knuckles Sleep in trees and make new nests

every time they go to bed They swing and eat everyday and go to

new trees to sleep. They rarely go back to the same tree or

same nest to sleep.

Babies Stay with mother

for 6 or 7 years Babies cling to

their mothers hair while she swings through the trees

When they are born they are about 1 foot tall.

How They Adapt to Their Environment?

Physical Adaptations Long arms that help

them swing through the trees really fast

Legs are shorter than their arms so when they swing they don’t get in their way

Their thumbs are short so they can swing more easily.

Their feet look the same as their hands so that they can stand on the branches.

How do they Act?Behavioral Adaptations

They build nests and they curl up in a ball so that they won’t fall out of the tree.They swing from tree to tree so that they can travel farther and faster They will fight with each other to get food. Such as grabbing bananas from other apes.To protect themselves from humans they make scary noises and show their sharp teeth.

Physiological Adaptations Sharp set of teeth to

break and eat nutsBig mouth to hold food Really strong muscles in their arms so they can swingVery good eyesight. They can see far so they know where to get food or see predators.

Fun Facts!

People capture baby orangutans to keep as pets! They like to play in mudTheir only enemies are humans!Rain forest is being cut down 506 orangatans die every year