English: Kingdom: Animalia

Subkingdom: Bilateria Infrakingdom: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclass: Tetrapoda Class: Mammalia Subclass: Theria Infraclass: Eutheria Order: Primates Suborder: Haplorrhini Infraorder: Simiiformes Superfamily: Hominoidea Family: Hominidae Subfamily: Ponginae Genus: Pongo Species: Pongo abelii (Sumatran orangutan), Pongo pygmaeus (Bornean orangutan)

Do you know Orangutans are great apes, a classification that includes gorillas, chimpanzees and humans. They are the only great apes found in Asia. Orangutans are also the world’s largest arboreal mammals, which means they are the largest mammals that have the capability to live in trees. Orangutans are covered in long, flowing red or orange hair, except for their distinct bare faces. Their arms are longer than their bowed legs, and their hands much like human hands. Because orangutans spend most of their time in trees, their long arms, fingers and toes are quite useful as they swing from branch to branch. An orangutan’s arm-span is longer that its height. A male’s arm-span can reach 7 feet (2 meters) from fingertip to fingertip. There are two species of orangutan. Bornean orangutans are more heavy-set than Sumatran orangutans. The name orangutan means "man of the forest" in the Malay language. Orangutans live in the rain forests. Unlike other apes who have very strong social bonds, orangutans are considered semi-social. While they do hang out with other orangutans, they like to live alone for the most part.

Orangutans are omnivores, which means they eat vegetation and meat. Meat usually doesn’t come up on the menu, though. These apes are known to eat more than 500 different plant species, with fruits making up more than 60 percent of their average total food intake, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). They also eat flowers, bark, insects and leaves.