1. Orangutans
By David

2. To Start Orangutans are large apes that live in southeast Asia.
They live in tropical rain forests.
They mostly live in trees and
swing from branch to branch
using their arms.
The word orangutan means
"man of the forest" in
Malayan.

3. What they look like
They have a large, body, a thick neck, very long, strong arms, short legs, and no tail. They are about 2/3 the size of a gorilla.
They are mostly covered with long reddish-brown hair.
The orangutan head is large with a prominent mouth. Adult males have large cheek flaps

4. Hands and Feet Orangutan hands are very much like ours they have four long fingers plus an opposable thumb. Their feet have four long toes plus an opposable big toe. Orangutans can grasp things with both their hands and their feet.

5. Diet They eat both plants and animals but mostly plants
They eat fruit, leaves, seeds, tree bark, plant bulbs, tender plant shoots, and flowers.
They also eat insects and small animals (like birds and small mammals).
They drink water that has collected in the holes between tree branches.

6. Intelligence
Orangutans are very intelligent. They have been known to use found objects as tools for example, they use leaves as umbrellas to keep the rain from getting them wet. They also use leaves as cups to help them drink water.

7. Where They Sleep
Each evening, orangutans make a "nest" in the tree branches in which they will curl up and sleep. These nests are made out of leaves and branches.
Nests are shared by a mother and her babies.
Sometimes, the orangutan will use a leaf as a "roof" to protect itself from the rain.

8. The number of orangutans is getting smaller because man is taking over their habitat.
There is a danger they might become extinct.
The biggest threat to the orangutan is man (who uses its habitat and sells
young orangutans as pets).

10. The End

11. Questions Where do they live? What does orangutans mean in Malayan?
What kind of thumbs do they have?