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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