What type of primate is an orangutan

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Orangutans are found in the tropical rain forests of only two islands in the world: Sumatra in Indonesia and Borneo in Malaysia and Indonesia. They are the largest arboreal tree dwelling animal in the world, reaching heights of four to five feet and weights of to pounds or more. Orangutans are reddish-brown in color and some males grow white or yellow beards. Also characteristic are their bare faces with round eyes and small ears; their long, shaggy hair; long arms; and curled fingers and feet.

As the only accredited orangutan sanctuary in the country and one of a handful of accredited chimpanzee sanctuaries, the Center for Great Apes has been rescuing great apes for over 25 years. Or perhaps saying: did you see that really strange looking tiger earlier? Some of the orangutan mothers sprang into action upon noticing the threat, grabbing their infants and bringing them to safety; as Morell notes, the quick-thinking primates simply moved quietly in order to not draw attention.

Attempts to teach chimps and bonobos to speak had failed, so researchers had assumed primate calls must be a reflex, similar to laughter or crying in humans, as they are often a response to threat. The human language puzzle has lots of pieces, but being able to use our vocal chords to make different sounds is an important one. Orangutans in captivity make lots of different sounds, although nobody knows where they pick them up.

They do amazingly different things," Lameira says. One idea, developed by linguist Professor Shigeru Miyagawa at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US, is that human speech emerged from two different offshoots of animal communication. One is the simple word-like calls primates make.