Orang Utan
Orangutan at Sepilok
Orangutan hanging on a tree
Orangutan covering itself with a leaf umbrella
Orang utan eating a banana
Orangutan sucking its thumb
The orang utan (Pongo pygmaeus), the only great ape in Asia, is now found only in Borneo (including Sabah and Sarawak) and Sumatra, though fossils from Stone Age archaeological sites show that its original distribution stretched from China to Sulawesi. Even in Sabah and Sarawak, its present distribution is more restricted than in earlier times.
Orang utan distribution
There are basically 2 species of Orangutan - the critically endangered Sumatran species and also the endangered Bornean species. Both these species could only be found in the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. The name Orangutan is actually derived from the Malay language Orang Hutan which means “forest man”, due to the similarity between the Orangutans’ behavior and those of the human beings. Orangutans are very intelligent creatures, said to be the smartest creature on Earth after human. However, their numbers have been on a decline in the past few decades due to active logging activities and forest fires.
Estimated number left in the world (Sumatran species) = about 7000
Estimated number left in the world (Bornean species) = about 45000 - 69000
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