The tallest orangutan recorded was a 180 cm (71 in). Compared to humans, they have proportionally long arms, a male orangutan having an arm span of about 2 m (6 ft 7 in), and short legs. They are …

May 4, 2026 · Orangutan, any of three species of Asian great apes found in rainforests on the Southeast Asian islands of Sumatra and Borneo. They are renowned for their cognitive abilities, which are …

Protect endangered orangutans with WWF. We're working to conserve these great apes and their tropical forest homes.

Aug 21, 2023 · There are three species of orangutans in the world - The Bornean, the Sumatran and the recently confirmed new species (as of 2017), the Tapanuli.

As nighttime approaches in a tropical rain forest in parts of Sumatra and Borneo in Asia, orangutans prepare for sleep. In forks of trees high off the ground, shaggy, red-haired apes bend branches down …

The Tapanuli orangutan, discovered in 2017, is the most recently identified great ape species and is genetically distinct from both Bornean and Sumatran orangutans, highlighting the importance of …

Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of wild orangutans and their rainforest habitat. OFI also supports research on orangutans and forests, …

Orangutan Pongo abelii Pongo pygmaeus Orangutans are the largest arboreal mammals and the most socially solitary of the great apes. All three orangutan species — Bornean, Sumatran and the newly …

Check out fascinating orangutan facts and photos here at Nat Geo Kids. Learn where orangutans live, what they eat, how they communicate and more!

Apr 1, 2021 · We've dug into the BBC Earth archive to bring you the very best Orangutan clips released on the channel to date. Let us know in the comments below which is y...