Transcript Orangutans Adaptations

By: VVI
Introduction
Scientific name is
arboreal and
pongidae
They are in the ape
family
They are related to
humans
People call them
the red apes
What do orangutans look like?
Arms are extremely long
Arms grow up to 7 feet!
Orange red hair and dark grey skin
Males have huge cheek flaps
Males have beards
Babies have less fur and grow up to
2-4 feet
Short legs
Hairy body
Brown eyes
Short thumbs
Foot looks like an upside hand
LIFE SPAN!
Lives to 60 years max
endangered
People are also keeping babies as pets
Usually lives up to 40-57 years
Landforms, weather, and habitats!
 Live in rain forests only
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spend most of its time
up in trees
 When they are up in
trees they are up to
4,800 feet off the
ground!
Climate and Weather
 Wet
 Misty
 Warm
 Humid
 Dark
 Sometimes cold
 Never snows
What kind of eaters are they?
 They are herbivores (doesn't eat meat).
 Largest fruit eating animal in the forest
 Eats: fruit, plants, nuts and tree bark
 They love to eat berries and grape fruit
 They eat leaves and bananas
Predator and Prey!
 Babies are
sometimes prey of
wild pigs and
pythons
 Adult are not prey
to anything
 Humans are their
biggest predator
because they kill
them or keep them
as pets.
Behavior!
 Most intelligent animal in the world!
 Have 4 faces talk to each other like
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playful, begging for food, frightened
and angry
They walk on their knuckles
Sleep in trees and make new nests
every time they go to bed
They swing and eat everyday and go
to new trees to sleep.
They rarely go back to the same tree
or same nest to sleep.
Babies
 Stay with mother for
6 or 7 years
 Babies cling to their
mothers hair while
she swings through
the trees
 When they are born
they are about 1 foot
tall.
How They Adapt to Their Environment?
Physical Adaptations
 Long arms that help
them swing through the
trees really fast
 Legs are shorter than
their arms so when they
swing they don’t get in
their way
 Their thumbs are short
so they can swing more
easily.
 Their feet look the
same as their hands so
that they can stand on
the branches.
How do they Act?
Behavioral Adaptations
They build nests and they curl
up in a ball so that they won’t
fall out of the tree.
They swing from tree to tree
so that they can travel farther
and faster
They will fight with each other
to get food. Such as grabbing
bananas from other apes.
To protect themselves from
humans they make scary
noises and show their sharp
teeth.
Physiological Adaptations
Sharp set of teeth to
break and eat nuts
Big mouth to hold
food
Really strong muscles
in their arms so they
can swing
Very good eyesight.
They can see far so
they know where to
get food or see
predators.
Fun Facts!
People capture baby orangutans to keep as pets! 
They like to play in mud
Their only enemies are humans!
Rain forest is being cut down
506 orangatans die every year