Flanged male orangutan
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3647 x 4757 px | 30.9 x 40.3 cm | 12.2 x 15.9 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
12 October 2007More information:
The orangutans are two species of great apes known for their intelligence, long arms and reddish-brown hair. Native to Indonesia and Malaysia, they are now found only in rainforests on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, though fossils have been found in Java, Vietnam and China. They are the only surviving species in the genus Pongo and the subfamily Ponginae (which also includes the extinct genera Gigantopithecus and Sivapithecus). Their name derives from the Malay and Indonesian phrase orang hutan, meaning "man of the forest". The ape is an official state animal of Sabah in Malaysia.