1. Wild Life of Orangutans
By Jovana Garcia Bobadilla

2. Table of Contents

3. Habitat
Island of Borneo and Sumatra
Live lower canopy
Close to South China Sea
Rains every 45 minutes
 Very humid

4. Food and Water
 Figs, mangos, lychee, durian, fungus, mixed leaves,
bark, insects, nuts, and sometimes small animals
 400 different types of fruit
 Use their hands to scoop water off leaves
 Climb trees for fruit
Eat meat if can be catched

5. Daily Behavior
 Moments are lazy and slow
 On ground they are very slow
 On tree are very fast
 Travel high above rainforest floor
 Take a nap for a hour at a time
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6. Family Structure
 Females have babies at the age of 10
 Male leaves as soon as female is pregnant
 Female reproduces every four years
 Only one baby at a time
 Change nest every night
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7. Interesting Facts
 Don’t have tails
 Long arms
 Predators leopards and tigers
 Endangered
 Strangest looking animal
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8. Bibliography
Orem, David. Animals Under Threat Orangutan. Chicago,
Illinois: Heinemann Library, 2005.
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