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By: Casey Vanderpool.  The name orangutan means "man of the forest" in the Malay language. The Scientific Name is Pongo abelii, Pongo pygmaeus.

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1 By: Casey Vanderpool

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3  The name orangutan means "man of the forest" in the Malay language. The Scientific Name is Pongo abelii, Pongo pygmaeus

4  Orangutans live in a forest habitat near fresh water and they can be found in any of these places : Eastern Himalayas, Madagascar, Greater Mekong, Namibia, Congo Basin, Southern Chile, Borneo and Sumatra, Yangtze, Amazon, Amur-Heilong

5  Weight 66 – 198 pounds  Length 4 -5 feet  Habitats Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests  Population Approximately 7,300  Species Orangutan, Sumatran rhino, Borneo pygmy elephant, Sumatran tiger, Sumatran elephant  Age of first reproduction in females, 12- 15 years. In males, 18-20 years.  They have 1 offspring at a time every 6 or 7 years.  They have to live in a tropical climate  Solitary animal Facts

6  Orangutans are endangered because of hunting and population reasons.  Forest fires and logging kill many orangutans  The orangutan population as of today is an estimated 7,300  They made laws against killing orangutans and they have been trying to conserve the forest that they live in. Facts

7  True or false  They have to live in a tropical climate  They weigh 400-500 pounds  The population is about 7,300  They reproduce every 5 days  It is a pack animal Quiz

8 African elephant Endangered Species Black Rhino Tree Kangaroo

9 WORKS CITED  http://www.worldwildlife.org/  http://orangutan.org/orangutan-facts/  Google.com


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