Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Sumatran Orangutan

 This week's Awesome mammal is a Sumatran Orangutan.

Facts: 

Scientific name: Pongo abelii

Lifespan: Over 30 years

Length: 4.5- 6 Feet (male)  2.7231 feet (female)

Height: 1.4- 1.8 m (male)   90- 130 cm (female)

Diet: lychees, mangosteens, mangoes, young leaves, shoots, insects, soil, tree bark, eggs,small vertebrates  and figs

Fun facts: 

The live in the island of Sumatra.

There is approximately 14,000 left.

In 1779, Petrus Camper discovered them.

*Credits to wiki 



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