U-ask-we-answer-game.

Hello orang utans dearies!

So, we did this u-ask-we-answer game among our friends in school. They would ask us questions about orang utans n we would answer it. If we fail to do so, we would face the consequences ; dance like an orang utan in front of class. -.-
Here are their questions :-

1) What is the scientific name for orangutans? - benjamin

Orang utans are also known as pongo abeii and pongo pygmaeus.

2) What is the average weight of an orang utan? - Aishah

A female orang utan ussually weighs 30-50 kg, while a male orang utan weighs 50-90kg.

3) What is the maximum age for an orang utan? - Farah

Estimately, an orang utan can live for 45 years in the wild and 59 years in captivity.

4) What is the birth rate for orang utans? - Fitrah

• Ussualy, only one young is born at a time. Sometimes, they have twins! (awesome!)
• Gap between births are 7 to 9 years.
• In a lifetime, a female orang utan can give birth averagely, 4 times!

5) How long can a female orang utan be 'pregnant'? - Farouq

233-265 days. (In months? Calculate using calculater. :D)

6) Since, they share 97% of our DNA. How old does an orang utan reach puberty? - Shamin ( Good question! )

Female reach puberty when they are 10 years old. But they can only be pregnant when they are 15. While a male orang utan will reach puberty at age 12. But they get their manly features ( big throat pouch, hairy hands and back) for as long as 10 to 20 years. ( Fuyoo! totally different from humans!)

7) What do they eat? - Ili

60% of their diet consist of fruits such as lychees, mangosteens n even durians! The remainder is leaves, insects, mineral-rich soil and tree barks!

8) Where do they live n where can orang utan be found? - Shahinah

Orang utan can be found in tropical, swamp and mountain forest. And their 'hotspots' are Sumatera and Borneo.

9) Can u tell me interesting facts about orang utans young? -Shafiqah

Young orang utan starts to find their own food at the age of 3. But still clings to it's mother untill they are 4. A young orang utan becomes independent at the age of 6 or 7.

10) Why is the orang utan facing extinction? - Aliyah

In the past, orang utan is captured to be a pet or a zoo trade especially, the young which involve the killing of their mother. Orang utan is also facing extinction because of habitat loss due to plantations and logging.

Well, these are some questions our friends threw to us. Unfortunately, most of the questions was super duper hard. So, yes, we dance like orang utan infront of everyone. Hope u learned a lot n entertained! :D

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