all about orangutans
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All About Orangutans. A teaching resource for elementary school-aged children By: Amber Jones. Let’s meet some orangutans. Butet . Tom. Akmad & Baby Atlas. Orangutans are Great Apes. Mammals Big bodies Opposable thumbs Smart Tool users Bendy lips Endangered. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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All About OrangutansA teaching resource for elementary school-aged children
By: Amber Jones
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Let’s meet some orangutans.
Butet
Tom
Akmad & Baby Atlas
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Orangutans are Great Apes.
• Mammals• Big bodies• Opposable
thumbs• Smart• Tool users• Bendy lips• Endangered
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Do you know the difference? Apes • No tail• Larger brains• Longer lives• Great Apes: Africa
and Asia• Lesser Apes: Asia
Monkeys • Tail • Not as large brains• Don’t live as long• Old-world: Africa and Asia• New-world: Central and
South America
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Sumatra Borneo
Orangutans live in Southeast Asia.
Canada
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Orangutans live in the rainforest. So do lots of other things!
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Orangutans live in trees. Climbing is easy for orangutans.
They have long arms and thumbs on their feet.
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But Orangutans aren’t always in trees.Bornean Orangutan Sumatran Orangutan
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Males are larger than females.
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Orangutans live in small family groups.
• Mom• Kid• Baby
• Neighbors:– Sisters– Cousins
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Orangutans are frugivores.
But they also eat:• Fruit• Leaves• Flowers• Tree bark• Seeds• Honey• Insects• Small animals• Bird eggs
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Orangutans spend most of their time resting, traveling, and eating.
Every night they make nests.
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Orangutans make and use tools.• Umbrella-hats• Scratching sticks
• Dipping tools• Fruit-openers
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Siswi makes a leaf hat.
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Orangutans are an Endangered Species.
• Problem: Loss of habitat• Solution: Protect their habitat
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Orangutans are not good pets.• Problem: Illegal Pets• Solution: Rehabilitation
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Orangutans can be rehabilitated.
MU used to live in a cage.
Now he lives in the forest.
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What did we learn today?
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If you want to learn more….
• Information on orangutans and conservation, check out: – Borneo Orangutan Society Canada– Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme
• Information about popular apes, check out:– Koko the gorilla – Kanzi the bonobo– Chantek the orangutan