Orang-utan


header: Orang-utan

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header: Threatened Species

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C O N T E N T S

Introduction
Distribution
Population
Threats
Conservation &
Research Activities
Legal Status
Captive Breeding
References

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R E L A T E D     L I N K S

Wanted Alive:
Great Apes In The Wild


Two subspecies have been described: the Sumatran Orang-utan, Pongo pygmaeus abelii and the Bornean Orang-utan, Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus.

Weighing up to 90 kg, the orang-utan is the largest tree-living mammal and the only great ape in Asia. The species is primarily arboreal, and inhabits tropical moist forests, from swamp and lowland (Dipterocarp) forests at sea level to hill and montane fo rests up to 1,800 m . . .


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