Name: Orangy
Species: Orangutan
Age: 32 years
Sex: female
Animal ID: 1041
I am quite a good tree climber as you can see!
Here’s info about orangutans from Wikipedia:
Orangutans are the most arboreal of the great apes and spend most of their time in trees. Their hair is typically reddish-brown, instead of the brown or black hair typical of chimpanzees and gorillas. Males and females differ in size and appearance. Dominant adult males have distinctive cheek pads and produce long calls that attract females and intimidate rivals. Younger males do not have these characteristics and resemble adult females. Orangutans are the most solitary of the great apes, with social bonds occurring primarily between mothers and their dependent offspring, who stay together for the first two years. Fruit is the most important component of an orangutan’s diet; however, the apes will also eat vegetation, bark, honey, insects and even bird eggs. They can live over 30 years in both the wild and captivity.
Orangutans are among the most intelligent primates; they use a variety of sophisticated tools and construct elaborate sleeping nests each night from branches and foliage.
In the wild we don’t hang out with chimpanzees but the truth is I’m really a toy stuffed animal and in the backyard I hang out with my BFF Chimpy.
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