Robert's working on a painting of an Orangutan looking in through a window. I have just now learned a little somethin' somein' about the big bad Tangs: Orangutan does not have a "g" on the end of it and I was also informed by a client a moment ago that an orangutan's cheek size is based on the amount of testostarone it produces.
Here are more fun facts:
Orangutans are highly intelligent and use tools:They will poke twigs into holes to catch insects, chew up leaves and use them as sponges and use branches and sticks to test the depth of water before entering it.
Orangutans are the only Great Ape found outside Africa.
Orangutans are the only strictly arboreal ape, meaning that they spend their lives in the forest canopy.
Orangutans breed slower than any other primate and have approximately 3 offspring in their lifetime.
Orangutans are diurnal which means they are active during the day.
Orangutans have opposable thumbs which means they can touch each of their fingers with their thumb.
A male orangutan’s cheek pads keep growing for most of their life.
Orangutans have 32 permanent teeth (the same amount as humans). They have sharp canine teeth with the male orangutan having longer canine teeth that they use for threat displays and fighting.
Mosquitoes bother orangutans just like they do humans and they will use branches like fly swatters to swish them away.
When it rains or the sun is hot an orangutan will hold a leafy branch or two over its head to protect itself from getting wet or overheated.
Most orangutans build a nest every night high up in a tree and sometimes even add a roof of leaves.
Orangutans can make approximately 13 to 15 different vocalizations.
The name “orangutan” translates into English as “man of the forest”. It comes from Malay and Bahasa Indonesian orang (man) and hutan (forest).
Legend says that orangutans can speak but choose not to because they fear they would be forced to work if were they ever caught talking.
An orangutan arms can have a reach of more than 8 feet! How tall are you? Probably not 8 feet or higher. So, an orangutan can have a reach of a length longer than you are tall!
In their true habitat, male orangutans live alone and females live alone or with their infants.
Male orangutans reach a height of approximately 4.5 feet and females about 3.5 feet tall.
Female orangutans usually have one baby at a time and will only have one every 6 to 7 years.
Baby orangutans cry when they’re hungry, whimper when they’re hurt and smile at their mothers.
