Q: Where do orangutans live? Orangutans live in the forest of Sumatra and Kalimantan (Borneo). These are the ONLY places in the world where orangutans live. Orangutans live mainly on trees and only occasionally come down to the ground. Q: What do orangutans eat? Their main food is fruit (60%) Young leaves (25%) Flowers and bark (10%) Insects, mainly ants, termites and crickets (5%) And the occasional egg. Q: What do orangutans NOT eat? Meat and fish. They eat eggs but not birds and no other animals. Q: Are orangutans nocturnal? No, they are active during daylight and rest during the night. Q: How long can orangutans live? In the wild, their average lifespan is 45-50 years. They have been known to live longer up to 65 years in captivity. Q: What noise does an orangutan make? They “squeak” to communicate. Infants cry like a baby, and young ones scream and throw tantrums. Older orangutans make a long noise (over 1 minute) that sounds like “grumph”. It can be heard 300 metres in the forest. The adult males inflate their throat pouch and make a long call. This is a loud, pitched roaring that carries up to a kilometre in the forest. Q: How big are orangutans? An infant weighs around half a kilo at birth. Adult females grow to 1.3 metres in height and can weigh 45kg. Males can sometimes reach 1.8 metres in height and can weigh over 120kg. Q: What are the differences between male and female orangutans? Adult males are much bigger than females. As well as the size, the face changes dramatically as he gets older. He grows beard and moustache. The strongest (sexually dominant) male gets wide cheek pads and a throat pouch under his chin. Q: How many babies are born at a
Q: Where do orangutans live? Orangutans live in the forest of Sumatra and Kalimantan (Borneo). These are the ONLY places in the world where orangutans live. Orangutans live mainly on trees and only occasionally come down to the ground. Q: What do orangutans eat? Their main food is fruit (60%) Young leaves (25%) Flowers and
