SUMATRAN ORANGUTANS
Quick Facts about Orangutans:
- Orangutan means person of the forest in the Indonesian and Malaysian languages.
- Orangutans have cognitive maps, often returning to the same feeding sites that they have visited in the past to forage for fruit, insects, and flowers.
- Orangutans are the largest tree dwelling animals.
- Everything orangutans learn, they learn from their mother.
The El Paso Zoo is home to an orangutan family of three! Ibu and Butch have their hands full with the adventurous 5-year-old Khaleesi, who likes to climb to the tallest point of the tallest palm tree!
Conservation Status: Endangered
El Paso Zoo Location: Asia
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