Orangutans


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=Orangutans=

Shaggy, orange-haired orangutans live in tropical rain forests. They spend most of their time high in the trees, often pulling themselves along branches with long, powerful arms. Their hands and feet grasp branches and vines. Young orangutans travel with their mothers for up to seven years.

More About Orangutans

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The following Web sites are a good starting point:
• Fort Wayne (Indiana) Children’s Zoo: Orangutan http://www.kidszoo.com/animals/orangutan.htm • San Diego Zoo Exhibit: Absolutely Apes http://www.sandiegozoo.org/zoo/ex_absolutely_apes.html • Zoo Atlanta (Atlanta Fulton County Zoo): Animals: The Orangutans of Ketambe http://www.zooatlanta.com/animals_orangutans.htm • Smithsonian Institution, National Zoological Park: Great Apes and Other Primates http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/Primates/ • Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden: Sumatran Orangutan http://www.cincyzoo.org/Exhibits/AnimalExhibits/JungleTrails/orangutan/sumorangutan.html • Rainforest Animals (includes links to several zoos) http://www2.lhric.org/kat/3rain.htm • Brookfield Zoo: Field Guide: Orangutan http://www.brookfieldzoo.org/pagegen/htm/fix/fg/fg_body.asp?sAnimal=Orangutan