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Orangutan

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Orangutans are the most solitary of the great apes. While chimps and gorillas live in large social groups, adult male orangutans spend about 90% of their time alone. They have an incredible reach; an adult male's arm span can be up to 7 feet (2.2 meters) from fingertip to fingertip—longer than they are tall! This allows them to bridge gaps between trees in the canopy without ever having to touch the ground.

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WEIGHS
80–110 lb (Female); 110–200+ lb (Male) Lbs
37–50 kg (Female); 50–90+ kg (Male) kg
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Scientific Name
Pongo (includes P. abelii, P. pygmaeus, and P. tapanuliensis)
Lives For
35–45 years (Wild); up to 50+ years (Captivity)
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Continent
Asia
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