Orangutans are the largest tree climbing animal and the only great ape found in Asia. They have a characteristic ape like shape, with distict orange-red fur. With long powerful arms reaching up to six feet in length, they are able to travel from one tree to another.
There are approximately only forty-six thousand five hundred of these animals left in the wild. They are found primarily in Indonesia and Malaysia.
The lowland forest habitats of this endangered species is fast disappearing due to logging, and deliberate burning to make way for agricultural land. Unless these great apes are conserved in protected areas and in wider forest landscapes connected by corridors they may well face extinction in the wild.
There are approximately only forty-six thousand five hundred of these animals left in the wild. They are found primarily in Indonesia and Malaysia.
The lowland forest habitats of this endangered species is fast disappearing due to logging, and deliberate burning to make way for agricultural land. Unless these great apes are conserved in protected areas and in wider forest landscapes connected by corridors they may well face extinction in the wild.
By Josh and Jacob
