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noun - large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits
ORANGUTAN - The orangutans (also spelled orang-utan, orangutang, or orang-utang) are three extant species of great apes native to Indonesia and Malaysia. Orangut...
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| A Sumatran species of this ape is endangered due to habitat destruction & overcollection for zoos |
| Ape found on Sumatra, Borneo, & in "Every Which Way But Loose" |
| In Sumatra they call this tree-dwelling ape mawas |
| Piltdown Man, a hoax played on scientists, had a human skull & the jaw of this reddish ape |
| Preserving the forest is the best way to care for this Asian arboreal ape that only gives birth every 8 years |
| The name ofthis red-haired denizen of Borneo's rain forests is Malay for "forest man" |
| At about 4 1/2 feet in height & 180 pounds, this red-haired great ape is the largest tree-dwelling mammal |
| Bechti, a 1-year-old member of this ape species, poses here with her mommy |
| It's Asia's only great ape |
| Indonesia's 500-rupiah note depicts this endangered rust-colored ape sitting in a tree |
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| An arboreal anthropoid ape (Pongo pygmaeus) of Borneo and Sumatra, having a shaggy reddish-brown coat, very long arms, and no tail. |
| a large mainly solitary arboreal ape with long red hair, long arms, and hooked hands and feet, native to Borneo and Sumatra. |
| large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits |
| a large ape ( animal like a monkey) with red-and-brown hair and long arms |
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| The orangutans (also spelled orang-utan, orangutang, or orang-utang) are three extant species of great apes native to Indonesia and Malaysia. Orangutans are currently only found in the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra. Classified in the genus Pongo, orangutans were originally considered to be one species. From 1996, they were divided into two species: the Bornean orangutan (P. pygmaeus, with three subspecies) and the Sumatran orangutan (P. abelii). In November 2017 it was reported that a third species had been identified, the Tapanuli orangutan (P. tapanuliensis).Genomic comparisons show that the Tapanuli orangutan separated from the Sumatran orangutan about 3.4 million years ago. The Tapanuli orangutan separated from the Bornean orangutan much later, about 670,000 years ago. The orangutans are the only surviving species of the subfamily Ponginae, which also included several other species, such as the three extinct species of the genus Gigantopithecus, including the largest known prim |