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Orangutans

Meaning "Man or person of the forest" in the Malay language, Orangutans are large arboreal apes living in southeast Asia, specifically on the Islands of Borneo and Sumatra. The Orangutan habitat is tropical rain forest, including hill and swamp areas. They are of the Genus: Pongo, Species: pygmaeus (Borneo) and abelii (Sumatran). Both species are endangered and the Sumatran abelii is critical.

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How many days between July 15 and October 16?

The total number of days between Sunday, July 15th, 2012 and Tuesday, October 16th, 2012 is 93 days.

How many days in February 2020?

There are 3749 days until

Sunday, 21 February 2021 that will be my 25th birthday ! :)

How many days from May 24 to July 11?

Inclusive of the dates given. There are seventy-two days.

What is the difference between a orangutan and a baboon?

i honestly do not know, why r u lukin at this anyway? u shud b workin...

What is a good conclusion for a orangutan speech?

That depends on the topic. Just "orangutans and gorillas" is not sufficient information to write a concluding sentence. I recommend reflecting upon your past paragraphs, since the conclusion should be what you gather from your research.

What vegetables do orangutans eat?

Orangutans prefer to eat fruits just before ripening, including the spiny-skinned, pulpy, aromatic durian. Preferred fruits include figs and jackfruits. Fruits with sugary or fatty pulp are favoured.

How would you describe a trade surplus?

In order to have a trade surplus, a country must export (sell) more tangible goods than it imports (buys). If the opposite were true, a trade deficit would exist.

Where in the world can the orangutan be found?

It is found only in the lowland swamp forests of Borneo and Sumatra but originally in the tropical forests of South Asia as well.

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While new world monkeys have prehensile tails to aid in moving from tree orangutans do not what adaptation do orangutans have that facilitate their partially arboreal lifestyle?

Adaptations of orangutans that have facilitated their partially arboreal lifestyle include hook-like hands, and hip and shoulder joints that are highly flexible. Another example is their long forelimbs.

What is the max size of orangutan?

There are no orangutans on record for being the largest. They are however the largest tree dwelling mammals on the planet. The males can get as big as 198 pounds while the females can reach 110 pounds.

How many days are there from December 25th 2010 to February 24th 2011?

6 days left in December + 31 days in January + 24 days in February = 61 days

Why do male orangutans have cheek pouches?

It is now believed that orangutans have cheek pads to amplify their vocalisations. Effectively the pads work in the same way as putting your hands to the side of your face when you shout out.

As the pads develop only in dominant males, it is also believed that they enhance a male's visual impact, thereby making threats more convincing.

Which organism is more similar to a chimpanzee-an orangutan or dog?

An orangutan is much more similar - as evidenced by the fact that BOTH the chimpanzee and the organutan are order: primates, suborder: haplorhini, family: hominidae while dogs are order: carnivora, suborder: caniformia, family: canidae.

As you can see, while they are all mammals, the divergence between the apes and the dogs starts all the way up at the "order" level of classification. Dogs are more closely related to cats and bears than they are to primates like chimpanzees and orangutans.

Where is the orangutang from?

Orangutans are native to the countries Indonesia and Malaysia. They are often seen in North American zoos in the primate house.

How many days are there between September 14 and November 15?

Straddling a non-leap year, and including the start and end dates in the calculation, there are 288 days between the two dates.

Straddling a leap year, and including the start and end dates in the calculation, there are 289 days between the two dates.

How do orangutans survive in the wild?

i have no idea i have no idea... pshhhh the person who wrote that s d-u-m-b well they survive on eating fruit, insects, bark, leaves, and small lizards and they live 50ft up in the trees and they create nests, and use leaves to cover they're head from rain like an umbrella

What are some interesting animals to do a project on?

The platypus is an interesting animal. It is an egg-laying mammal that feeds its young on mothers' milk. Males have a venomous spur on eir hind legs which can cause excruciating pain to adult mans, and kill smaller animals up to the size of a medium breed dog.

Who eats or kills orangutans?

leapords, tigers, humans, big pythons.

Can orangutans catch a cold?

Yes they can. There are a species of monkey that live in the mountains of Japan, however, they often use geothermal springs to keep warm.

These monkeys are called Snow Monkeys or Japanese Macaque. They live at latitudes between 41* and 31*north of the equator where temperatures range from 5*F to 73*F. In the winter these monkeys spend time in hot springs.

What can you do to help Orangutans survive?

You can support humanitarian and conservation programs in Madagascar, either with money or volunteer time. Also, in the U.S. you can help support the Lacey Act, which helps prevent the importing of illegally cut rosewood and ebony from places like Madagascar.

Do apes resemble humans?

Yes, but in reality there is no relation between the two.

See the book of Genesis for details.

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Yes the similarities between apes and humans on both the physical and the the genetic level is about 98%. This is because humans and apes split from a common ancestor several million years ago.

How many days are there from 17 June to 30 June?

Assuming the two dates are in the same year, June 17 to June 30 is a difference of 13 days.