Redheads of Sabah

Redheads of Sabah
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50%

The decrease in the orang-utan population in the past decade

 

Borneo and Sumatra

The only place you can see orang-utans in the wild

 

 

97%

The similar genetic material humans share with orang-utans

 

40,000

Is the approximate number of orang-utans in Borneo, an officially endangered population

 

 

6000

The number of Sumatran orang-utans in the wild, making them critically endangered

 

Orang – Malay for person

Utan – Malay for forest

 

 

8 feet

The distance, fingertip to fingertip, of an Orang-utan's arm span

 

95%

The proportion of time orang-utans spend in trees

 

 

5 per minute

The number of football fields of forest cleared in Indonesia and Malaysia

 

10am and 3pm

The time of day rehabilitated orangutans are fed bananas and milk at the Sepilok Orang Utan Sanctuary

 

 

5 years

The length of time baby orang-utans are carried by their mother

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