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Mammal ยท Tropical rainforest
Orangutan
Pongo pygmaeus
Meet the animal
Life as a orangutan
Orangutans are intelligent great apes that spend most of their lives in rainforest trees.
Amazing adaptation
Built to survive
Very long arms and gripping hands and feet help them move carefully through the canopy.
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Surprising fact
Orangutans build a new sleeping nest from branches and leaves most nights.