Only 1 out of 6 orphans are lucky enough to be rescued
Over 1,000 orphaned orangutans are living in rescue and rehabilitation centres.
Hold on tight we’re about to swing through the trees to meet one of nature’s coolest creatures! ❤️
1) Orangutans are red-haired apes that live in the tropical rainforests of Sumatra and Borneo in southeast Asia.
2) These magnificent mammals measure 1.2m to 1.5m tall and weigh up to 100kg. And they have one seriously big arm span – some males can stretch their arms 2m from fingertip to fingertip!
3) The orangutan is one of humankind’s closest relatives – in fact, we share nearly 97% of the same DNA! The word orangutan comes from the Malay words “orang hutan“, meaning “human of the forest“.
4) Orangutans spend most of their time up in the trees, where they use their long, strong arms and hook-shaped hands to climb and swing from branch to branch. Come bed time, they sleep in leafy nests high off the ground, where it’s harder for hungry enemies (such as leopards and other big cats) to get them!
5) Daytime eaters, their diet consists mostly of fruit and leaves – but they also eat nuts, bark, insects and, once in a while, bird eggs, too.
Limited nutritional information exists on diets of free-ranging orangutans, Pongo abelii and P. pygmaeus.
Although they are classified as frugivores, the chemical composition of their diet and their gastrointestinal anatomy suggest that they rely on fibre fermentation for a substantial portion of energy.
However, the extent to which they can ferment fibre is not known.
Continuous culture systems, inoculated with orangutan faecal bacteria, were established to determine the fibre-digesting capacity of orangutan hindgut microflora.
6) Female orangutans give birth about once every eight years. Infants stay with their mother for six to seven years, until they’ve learnt the necessary skills to survive on their own. During this time, a very special bond is formed between the mother and child.
7) Unlike other great apes, such as chimpanzees, gorillas and bonobos, these gangly guys don’t like to live in groups. A female will usually have a baby (or two) with her, but males like to be alone.
8) Orangutans are noisy creatures when they want to be, making loud howls and bellows that can be heard for miles around! It’s usually the males that make these calls so that they can stay out of each other’s territory.
9) These amazing apes generally have long lives – in captivity they can live for 50-60 years, and in the wild, 30-40 years.
10) Sadly, orangutans are today on the endangered species list.
Deforestation in the forests where they live has reduced their habitat, and illegal hunting has put populations at serious risk.
There’s an ugly truth to the beauty products we slap on our faces and an unsavoury truth to the foods we eat:
Many are made with palm oil, which is responsible for the rapid deforestation of some of the world’s most biodiverse forests, destroying the habitat of already endangered species of the orangutan.
Another reason to DIY beauty products. ❤️
All adoption money goes directly to helping orphans at the care centres we support and providing opportunities for a safe return to protected forests.
For a small monthly sum you can make a real difference and help these orphaned orangutans survive.
Orangutan adoptions are tax deductible in Australia and the USA.
The Orangutan Project is a dynamic, fast-growing and successful not-for-profit organisation that supports a wide range of critical projects that address the holistic problem facing remaining fragmented orangutan populations – including fighting deforestation and habitat loss at the highest level.
Swing by wwf.org.uk/adoption to find out how you can adopt an orangutan and help to protect their future! ❤️
Ni yatima 1 tu kati ya 6 wana bahati ya kuokolewa, zaidi ya orangutani 1,000 yatima wanaishi katika vituo vya kuokoa na kurekebisha. Kushikilia tight sisi ni juu ya swing kupitia miti kukutana na moja ya asili's coolest viumbe! Orangutan ni aina ya nyani wenye nywele nyekundu wanaoishi katika misitu ya mvua ya Sumatra na Borneo kusini-mashariki mwa Asia. Wanyama hao wa kipekee wana urefu wa mita 1.5 hadi mita 1.5 na uzito wa kilo 100. Na wana mkono mmoja mkubwa sana <unk> baadhi ya wanaume wanaweza kunyoosha mikono yao mita 2 kutoka ncha ya kidole hadi ncha ya kidole! Orangutan ni jamaa wa karibu wa binadamu, kwa kweli, tuna karibu 97% ya DNA sawa. Neno orangutan linatokana na maneno ya Kimalaya <unk>orang hutan<unk>, linalomaanisha <unk>mwanadamu wa msitu<unk>. Orangutani hutumia muda wao mwingi juu ya miti, ambapo hutumia mikono yao mirefu yenye nguvu na mikono iliyo kama ndoano kupanda na kutikisa kutoka tawi moja hadi jingine. Wanapofika wakati wa kulala, wao hulala katika viota vyenye majani vilivyo juu ya ardhi, ambapo ni vigumu zaidi kwa maadui wenye njaa (kama vile chui na paka wengine wakubwa) kuwapata! Wanakula chakula cha mchana, chakula chao hasa ni matunda na majani, lakini pia hula karanga, magamba, wadudu na mara kwa mara mayai ya ndege. Habari ndogo za lishe zipo juu ya lishe ya orangutans huru, Pongo abelii na P. pygmaeus. Ingawa wao ni classified kama frugivores, kemikali muundo wa mlo wao na anatomy yao gastrointestinal kupendekeza kwamba wao kutegemea nyuzi fermentation kwa sehemu kubwa ya nishati. Hata hivyo, kiwango ambacho wanaweza ferment nyuzi haijulikani. Mifumo ya utamaduni wa kuendelea, iliyochanjwa na bakteria za uchafu wa orangutan, ilianzishwa ili kuamua uwezo wa kumeng'enya nyuzi za microflora ya tumbo la nyuma la orangutan. 6) Orangutani wa kike huzaa mara moja kila baada ya miaka minane. Watoto hukaa na mama yao kwa miaka sita hadi saba, hadi wanapopata ujuzi unaohitajika ili waendelee kuishi peke yao. Katika kipindi hicho, uhusiano wa pekee sana hutokezwa kati ya mama na mtoto. Tofauti na nyani wengine wakubwa kama vile chimpanzees, gorilla na bonobos, hawa hawapendi kuishi katika makundi. Kwa kawaida mwanamke huwa na mtoto (au wawili) pamoja naye, lakini wanaume hupenda kuwa peke yao. 8) Orangutani ni viumbe wenye kelele wanapotaka kuwa hivyo, wakipiga kelele kwa sauti kubwa ambayo yaweza kusikika umbali wa maili nyingi! Kwa kawaida ni wanaume wanaofanya wito huo ili waweze kukaa mbali na eneo la mwenzake. "Wanyama hao wanaishi kwa muda mrefu, wakifungwa wanaweza kuishi miaka 50-60 na katika mazingira ya asili wanaweza kuishi miaka 30-40.""" Kwa kusikitisha, orangutani ni moja ya spishi zinazokabili hatari ya kutoweka. Uharibifu wa misitu katika misitu wanayoishi umepunguza makao yao, na uwindaji haramu umeweka idadi ya watu katika hatari kubwa. Kuna ukweli mbaya kwa bidhaa za urembo tunazopiga usoni na ukweli mbaya kwa chakula tunachokula: Wengi hutengenezwa na mafuta ya mtende, ambayo ni wajibu wa ukataji wa haraka wa misitu ya baadhi ya misitu ya ulimwengu ya bio-mengi, kuharibu makazi ya aina tayari hatarini mwa kutoweka ya orangutan. Sababu nyingine ya kufanya bidhaa za urembo kwa mikono yako mwenyewe. """Pesa zote za kupitishwa zinaenda moja kwa moja kusaidia yatima katika vituo vya utunzaji tunavyounga mkono na kutoa fursa za kurudi salama kwenye misitu iliyohifadhiwa." Kwa kiasi kidogo cha kila mwezi unaweza kufanya tofauti halisi na kusaidia orangutani hawa yatima waendelee kuishi. Kuchukua orangutan ni tax deductible katika Australia na Marekani. Mradi wa Orangutan ni shirika la nguvu, la kukua haraka na la mafanikio lisilo la faida ambalo linaunga mkono miradi mbalimbali muhimu ambayo inashughulikia tatizo la jumla linalokabiliwa na idadi ya orangutan iliyobaki - ikiwa ni pamoja na kupambana na ukataji miti na upotezaji wa makazi katika ngazi ya juu. Tembelea www.wf.org.uk ili ujue jinsi unavyoweza kumlea orangutan na kusaidia kulinda wakati wao ujao! ❤️