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Borneon Orangutan
Pongo pygmaeus morio
5.46973, 118.168
Field Notes
Description:
The Bornean orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus, is a species of orangutan native to the island of Borneo. Together with the Sumatran orangutan, it belongs to the only genus of great apes native to Asia. Like the other great apes, orangutans are highly intelligent, displaying advanced tool use and distinct cultural patterns in the wild. Orangutans share approximately 97% of their DNA with humans.
The Bornean orangutan has three subspecies:
Northwest Bornean orangutan P. p. pygmaeus – Sarawak (Malaysia) & northern West Kalimantan (Indonesia)
Central Bornean orangutan P. p. wurmbii – Southern West Kalimantan & Central Kalimantan (Indonesia)
Northeast Bornean orangutan P. p. morio – East Kalimantan (Indonesia) & Sabah (Malaysia)
The Bornean orangutan is the third-heaviest living primate after the two species of gorilla, and the largest truly arboreal (or tree-dwelling) animal alive today
The name Orangutan is from the Malay language, which literally means, Man of the Forest.
Habitat:
Tropical rain forest
Orangutan makes a nest to sleep in at night. Pic #3 shows one of the nest made by the Orangutan. Pic #1 shows a young Orangutan taking a nap.
Notes:
Classified as endangered specie due to loss of habitats especially to Palm Oil Estates.
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