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