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Adult male (left) and female Tapanuli orangutans. Orangutans display significant sexual dimorphism; females typically stand 115 cm (45 in) tall and weigh around 37 kg (82 lb), while adult males stand 137 cm (54 in) tall and weigh 75 kg (165 lb).
As with other two orangutan species, males are larger than females; males are 137 cm (54 in) in height and 70–90 kg (150–200 lb) in weight, females are 110 cm (43 in) in height and 40–50 kg (88–110 lb) in weight. [12]
Male Sumatran orangutans grow to about 1.7 m (5.6 ft) tall and 90 kg (200 lb), while females are smaller, averaging 90 cm (3.0 ft) and 45 kg (99 lb). Compared to the Bornean species, Sumatran orangutans are thinner and have longer faces; their hair is longer and has a paler red color.
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 ...
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.
Image credits: thootly #5 Orangutans Self-Medicate. A Sumatran Orangutan in Indonesia has been observed healing a nasty wound on its face by making a paste from a native plant known to locals as ...
The heaviest known male orangutan in captivity was an obese male named "Andy", who weighed 204 kg (450 lb) in 1959 when he was 13 years old. [16] The Bornean orangutan has a distinctive body shape with very long arms that may reach up to 1.5 metres in length.
Rudi Valentino, the oldest male orangutan in North America, died at the Houston Zoo on Tuesday at the age of 45. ... Rudi shared his exhibit with his companion Kelly, a 42-year-old female orangutan.