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Why is part of the word orange in the word orangutan is it because it's hair is orange-ish?
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From the Online Etymology Dictionary:
1699, from Du. orang-outang, from Malay orang utan, lit. "man of the woods," from orang "man" + utan, hutan "forest, wild." It is possible that the word originally was used by town-dwellers on Java to describe savage forest tribes of the Sunda Islands and that Europeans misunderstood it to mean the ape. The name is not now applied in Malay to the animal, but there is evidence that it was so in 17c.
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What color is the hair on an orangutan?
Bornean Orangutan are brownish orange with red undertones. Sumatran Orangutan are mostly brighter orange in color.
What monkey is large and has reddish orange hair?
That's probably an orangutan, and it's an ape, not a monkey.
What color hair did Columbus have?
redish orangeish
Why is orangutan warm-blooded?
They are warm blooded because they posses hair in their body
What do orangutan look like?
The Bornean orangutans physical appearance is stunning. They have a long hair coat witch can either be a reddish-brown, light orangutan, or a brownish color. But it all depends on what kind of orangutan it is. Bornean orangutans have a thin dark reddish-brown coat coloring and have very little facial hair. Their coat is also very smooth. The Bornean orangutan has a broad, figure eight shaped face, small ears, bulging snout and a high forehead. Only on the males so they have large check pads, made up of deposits of fats bound connective tissue. But all orangutan have weak legs but very strong hands and arms. The Sumatran orangutan is different from the Bornean orangutan, even though they look the same. They have a long red/ginger coat and also have long facial hair unlike the Bornean orangutan. They have pale skin under all their hair. Sumatran orangutans are the biggest pprimate's in Asia. Both kinds of orangutan have 32 teeth just like humans. they also share they same face characteristics as the Bornean orangutan. The small ears, bulging snout, and a high forehead but the shape of their head is different.
Do humans have more hair than orangutan?
I think so.
Why is hunter hott?
Hunter is hott because he has orange hair!!!
Why does Hayley Williams have orange hair?
Because orange is her favorite color. and it matches her hair. >_< AANNDDD Its not an orange mic. its orange TAPE. the mic is a sennheiser actually to correct you it is an custom made orange sennheiser not tape the old microphone she used to use was an ordinary cord mic which was wrapped with orange tape. she now has a wireless orange sennheiser x
Why do people say you have red hair when your hair is orange?
They say that, because red and orange kind of look alike. Sometimes it might be red orange. The only way to make it that real color is to dye it darker
Why is orange hair called red hair?
because the term "orange head," is not as catchy as "red head." A lot of terms today are attributed to how catchy they are. Ex. Ronald McDonald OR because there is a difference between "Orange" and "red". There are some people who have auburn hair that looks brownish, and there are some people who have coppery colored hair. And there are some who's hair looks straight up orange. I have red hair, and I hated it when people said my hair was "orange" - especially since mine was dark red. I found it rude. If people want to be that way, then I can just start calling all the blonds Yellow-heads.
Can Cubans have orange hair?
Yes some Cubans have orange hair
How to get rid of orange in hair?
There is only one way to get orange color out of hair. The only way to get orange out of hair would be dye it a dark color.
