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Bornean Orangutan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Bornean Orangutan , Pongo pygmaeus , is a species of orangutan native to the island of Borneo. Together with the slightly smaller Sumatran Orangutan, it belongs to the only genus of great apes...
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Recent genetic evidence has led to the re-classification of Bornean and Sumatran orang-utans as separate species: Pongo pygmaeus and Pongo abelii respectively ... Home > Threatened Mammals > Bornean orang-utan...
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Recent genetic evidence has led to the re-classification of Bornean and Sumatran orang-utans as separate species: Pongo pygmaeus and Pongo abelii respectively (5). Orang-utans have distinctive body shapes with very long arms that may reach up to two metres in length. ... The Orangutan Foundation: www.orangutan.org.uk...
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Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) currently inhabit only the island of Borneo, excluding the southeastern portion of ... Pongo pygmaeus was until recently considered the only orangutan species. Sumatran orangutans (Pongo abelii) are now considered a separate species. ... Pongo pygmaeus; Bornean orangutan; (Also: orangutan)
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• pygmaeus (Bornean); Length: males—about 40 inches (102 centimeters) from top of head to rump; females—about 30 inches (76 centimeters); Weight: males—110 to 198 pounds (50 to 90 ... females—about 12 years; Conservation status: Sumatran orangutan is at critical risk; Bornean orangutan is endangered...
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The Bornean orangutan is endemic to the island of Borneo where it is present in the two Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak, as well as in three of the four Indonesian Provinces of Kalimantan.
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The natural habitats of the orangutan, primarily the tropical forests of Borneo and Sumatra, have diminished significantly in recent years. As a result of widespread habitat destruction and hunting, the Bornean orangutan has become an endangered species.
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They are usually found singly or an adult female with her most recent offspring. Each individual needs large amounts of fruit and the patches of food in the rainforest are small. Each patch of food can only support one orangutan, so this forces them to be solitary and have little social interactions.
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