Sumatran Orangutan

1. Sumatran
orangutan

2. Man of the forest
• Its name is based on
two separate local
words, "orang"
(person) and "hutan"
(forest), and translates
as 'man of the forest'

3. Orangutans are among the
most intelligent primates and
are the two exclusively Asian
species of extant Great
Apes.apes

4. I AM AN ORANGUTAN AND
MY HABITAT IS IN
SUMATRAAND BORNEO.

6. Known for their
distinctive red fur.
Spend most of their
time in trees.
These great apes
share 96.4% of our
genes and are
highly intelligent
creatures.

7. Tool use

8. Orangutans are frugivores.
Orangutans are gentle and
sit for hours gazing

10. Mothers carry their
offspring for the first
five years

12. orangutan distribution map

13. Orangutans may lose
nearly all their
tropical forest habitat
within 15 years,
unless urgent action
is taken now.
Orangutan habitants

14. Where has my
rainforest gone?

15. Deforestation
In 2006, Indonesia had the
world's highest deforestation
rate. The nation may have
lost more than 30,000 square
kilometres of forest - one of
the largest areas of forest
loss on record.

16. “The fate of Sumatran
orangutans is inextricably
linked to the islands fast
disappearing forests. If
we want to save the
Sumatran orangutan we
have to save their forest
home.”
Dr. Barney Long
Asian Species Expert

18. Humans

19. What’s next ?