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Field Notes

Notes:

In Indonesian this animal call name ' orang utan '..this species like to smoking.

Species ID Suggestions

orangutan

Bornean Orangutan

Pongo pygmaeus

Comments (4)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orangutan "Classified in the genus Pongo, there are only two surviving species: the Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) and the Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii). They are also the only surviving species of the subfamily Ponginae, which also included several other species like Gigantopithecus."
@AchmmadMWY..thank,..yes it is really sorry this animal in the zoo..
actually orangutan is the common name for this animals. So sad to see them in the captive ...
@Vishu..Thank..we call that species is ' orang utan ' too.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2012

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