image by Wikimedia Commons Orangutan || Pongo abelii The Orangutan is the largest living arboeal animal - meaning they live in trees. They have longer arms than any other great ape and are some of the most intelligent primates on Earth. Orangutan comes from the Malay words: ‘orang’ which means ‘man’ and ‘(h)utan’ which means ‘forest’ which gives ‘man of the forest.’

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Orangutan || Pongo abelii

The Orangutan is the largest living arboeal animal - meaning they live in trees. They have longer arms than any other great ape and are some of the most intelligent primates on Earth.

Orangutan comes from the Malay words: ‘orang’ which means ‘man’ and ‘(h)utan’ which means ‘forest’ which gives ‘man of the forest.’