Orang-utan
Pongo pygmaeus
Weight: Females
30-50Kg; males 50-90Kg.
Habitat: It
is found in different types of primary rainforest, from swamp forest near
sea level to mountainous forest.
Age to Maturity: Females- about 15 years; males 13-15 years.
Gestation Period: 233-265 days.
Birth Rate: 1 young in about every 6 years.
Maximum Age: Up to 60 years.
Diet: About
60% of its diet consists of fruit.The remainder
is mostly young leaves and shoots, but also included are insects,
mineral-rich soil, tree bark and woody lianas and occasionally eggs and
small vertebrates. Water is drunk from tree holes.
Threats: Capture
for the pet and zoo trade, especially the capture of young, which usually
involved killing the mother; and habitat loss, especially through permanent
conversion to plantations and for logging.
