Saturday, January 24, 2009

THE ORANGUTAN


Another endangered species that native of Indonesia is orangutan. They are large apes that live in the islands of Kalimantan (Borneo) and Sumatra. Orangutan means "the man of the forest." They have a large body, long and strong arms, short legs, and no tail. they are about 2/3 size of a gorilla. They are shy, solitary, but very intelligent animals. About 97% of its genetic components are very identical to humans.

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