The orangutan was originally thought to be just one species, but in 1996 they were divided into two separate species: the Bornean orangutan (which can be divided into three subspecies) and the Sumatran orangutan. They are of the genus Pongo and the only surviving species of the subfamily Ponginae. The orangutan is the most solitary […]
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Orangutan Mother and Baby
Orangutans are currently found only in the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra. Of all the great apes…
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