We just learned about the Gorilla.
Another type of primate is the Orangutan.
The orangutans have orangey red colored fur, but their name doesn't come from their fur color.
In Malay the word "orang" means person, and "hutan" means forest.
Because these apes looked like furry people walking around the forest, long ago people actually thought they were just really hairy people!
Orangutans live most of their lives climbing around in trees and eating fruit.
They have really long arms which helps them climb, and they even make nests in trees to sleep in at night.
These animals are very smart, and have learned to use tools to get food.
Some orangutans like to eat bugs, honey or bark, and they will take a stick that they sharpened with their teeth to open up tree bark or to crack open fruit to eat the inside.
If an orangutan really likes the tool that it used, it will save it and collect other tools in their own little toolbox.
When orangutan males grow up, their face changes a lot, and grows to be flat and wide.
Orangutans don't live in family groups like chimpanzees or gorillas, they mostly live alone except for young ones that live with their mother for a few years.
There are three main different types of orangutans that live in different parts of the world and look a little different: Bornean, Sumatran, Tapanuli.
All wild orangutans live on the island countries of Borneo and Indonesia.
Bornean Orangutan:
Flared faces of male Bornean, Sumatran, Tapanuli:
Flared male face and non flared female face:
Baby orangutan:
(from: wikipedia - orangutan)
Orangutan Jungle School: And So It Begins - Smithsonian Channel
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