Orangutan

Feb. 25, 2023

Recently, four police personnel from Red Hills including a sub-inspector were suspended after an inquiry report found that they had let off a group of men who had smuggled into the city two orangutans.

About Orangutan:

  • These are exclusively arborealwhich means they live among the trees of tropical rainforests.
  • According to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), there are three species of orangutans: Bornean, Sumatran and Tapanuli.
  • They feast on wild fruits like lychees, and figs, and slurp water from holes in trees.
  • Orangutans can live up to 50 years, but they have a relatively low reproductive rate because females only give birth once every 5-10 years. 
  • Bornean and Sumatran orangutans differ a little in appearance and behaviour. While both have shaggy reddish fur, Sumatran orangutans have longer facial hair.
  • Sumatran orangutans are reported to have closer social bonds than their Bornean cousins.
  • Bornean orangutans are more likely to descend from the trees to move around on the ground. 
  • Conservation status
  • IUCN: Critically Endangered

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