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Bornean Orangutan
Pongo pygmaeus
-1.61215, 111.157
Field Notes
Description:
A young Bornean Orangutan looks on in wonder and curiosity - Borneo, Indonesia - 2014
Habitat:
Spotted in the Bornean Jungle in Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Notes:
Orang=people ; hutan=forest --> In the Malay language, orangutans are the people of the forest. Yet the forests orangutans depend on for survival are disappearing at an alarming rate. Palm Oil Plantations are a major threat to orangutan habitat and survival. Learn more about the links between orangutans and palm oil, and how to help, here: http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/about_forests/deforestation/forest… for more info.
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