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The number of Bornean orangutans has decreased by more than 60% in 60 years, and the population of the Sumatran orangutan has decreased by 80% in the last 75 years. [2] It is estimated that between 1999 and 2015, the population of Bornean orangutans has decreased by over 100,000. [2]
There are three types of orangutans left in the world. The Bornean, the Tapanuli and the Sumatran. It’s believed that there are only 14,000 individual Sumatran orangutans left in the wild.
Most of the day is spent feeding, resting, and travelling. [46] They start the day feeding for two to three hours in the morning. They rest during midday, then travel in the late afternoon. When evening arrives, they prepare their nests for the night. [45] Potential predators of orangutans include tigers, clouded leopards and wild dogs.
It is sexually dimorphic, with females ranging in body length from 1 to 1.2 m (3 ft 3 in to 3 ft 11 in) and males from 1.2 to 1.7 m (3 ft 11 in to 5 ft 7 in). The Bornean orangutan inhabits Borneo lowland rain forests and Borneo montane rain forests up to an elevation of 1,500 m (4,900 ft).
The BOS Foundation manages orangutan rescue, rehabilitation and re-introduction programmes in East and Central Kalimantan. With more than 400 orangutans (per July 2021) in its care and employing more than 440 people at a 10 sites [2] BOS Foundation is
The giant apes didn’t vanish quickly, but likely went extinct sometime between 215,000 and 295,000 years ago, the researchers found. ... Today, only gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, orangutans ...
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Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelli) Hominoidea is a superfamily of primates. Members of this superfamily are called hominoids or apes, and include gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, gibbons, bonobos, and humans. Hominoidea is one of the six major groups in the order Primates. The majority are found in forests in Southeastern Asia and Equatorial Africa, with the exception of humans, which have ...