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  2. Orangutan - Wikipedia

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    All three orangutan species are considered critically endangered. Human activities have caused severe declines in populations and ranges. Threats to wild orangutan populations include poaching (for bushmeat and retaliation for consuming crops), habitat destruction and deforestation (for palm oil cultivation and logging), and the illegal pet trade.

  3. Sumatran orangutan - Wikipedia

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    An orangutan will break off a tree branch that is about a foot long, snap off the twigs and fray one end with its teeth. [10] The orangutan will use the stick to dig in tree holes for termites. They will also use the stick to poke a bee's nest wall, move it around and catch the honey. In addition, orangutans use tools to eat fruit. [11]

  4. Unknown Orangutan Population Discovered in Borneo - AOL

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    However, the discovery of a previously unknown orangutan population in Malaysian Borneo is reason to hope. Threats. Human actions have reduced orangutan habitats by more than 80% over the past 20 ...

  5. Ponginae - Wikipedia

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    Ponginae / p ɒ n ˈ dʒ aɪ n iː /, also known as the Asian hominids, is a subfamily in the family Hominidae.Once a diverse lineage of Eurasian apes, the subfamily has only one extant genus, Pongo (orangutans), which contains three extant species; the Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii), the Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) and the Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus).

  6. 50 ‘Unbelievable Facts’ To Make You The Most Interesting ...

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    And the Instagram page ‘Unbelievable Facts’ is one of the best places to do just that. Every day, they share fascinating trivia, building a collection that now includes over 10,000 unique facts.

  7. Watch this orangutan positively lose his mind over a simple ...

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    It all started when Dan Zaleski, who was visiting the zoo, decided to show the orangutan a simple trick with a styrofoam cup and a disappearing ball. Zaleski places the ball in the cup and caps it ...

  8. Gunung Leuser National Park - Wikipedia

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    Young orangutan in the national park Mount Leuser Forest. Gunung Leuser National Park is one of the two remaining habitats for Sumatran orangutans (Pongo abelii). [3] In 1971, Herman Rijksen established the Ketambe Research Station, a specially designated research area for the orangutan. [4]

  9. Category:Orangutans - Wikipedia

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    A third species, the Tapanuli orangutan (P. tapanuliensis), was identified definitively in 2017. The orangutans are the only surviving species of the subfamily Ponginae, which diverged genetically from the other hominids (gorillas, chimpanzees and humans) between 19.3 and 15.7 million years ago.