This Ape Is Smarter Than You Think

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This Ape Is Smarter Than You Think

Name: Orangutan
Scientific Names:

Pongo pygmaeus (Bornean)

Pongo abelii (Sumatran)

Pongo tapanuliensis (Tapanuli – rarest)

Type: Great Ape
Habitat: Tropical rainforests of Borneo & Sumatra
Lifestyle: Mostly solitary, tree-dwelling (arboreal)

🍽️ What Do They Eat?
Primarily fruits (figs are their favorite)

Also eat leaves, bark, insects, bird eggs

Sometimes even soil and minerals for digestion

💧 What Do They Drink?
Mostly water from tree holes or leaves

Rarely seen drinking from streams — get hydration from juicy fruits

❤️ Mating & Reproduction
No fixed season, but mostly during high fruit periods

Males develop cheek pads (“flanges”) when dominant — attracts females

Gestation: ~8.5 months

One baby per birth

Interbirth interval: Every 7–9 years (longest of any mammal!)

Babies stay with mother up to 8 years 😱

🧬 Life Cycle & Longevity
Infancy: 0–2 years

Juvenile: 2–8 years

Adolescence: 8–15 years

Maturity: ~15 years

Lifespan: 35–45 in wild, up to 60 in captivity

📏 Size & Weight
Height: Males ~1.4 m (4.6 ft), Females ~1.1 m (3.6 ft)

Weight: Males 50–100 kg (110–220 lbs), Females 30–50 kg (66–110 lbs)

Armspan: Up to 2.2 meters (7.2 feet) 🔥

🧠 Traits & Behaviors
Smartest of all apes after humans

Use tools: sticks for honey, leaves as umbrellas, bark as cups

Build new sleeping nest EVERY night in trees

Extremely patient and deliberate

Solitary — males travel alone, females stay with young

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