Nature & Wildlife
1. Where do orangutans live? Orangutans are found only in the rain forests of the Southeast Asian islands of Borneo and Sumatra. They spend nearly their entire lives in trees—swinging in tree tops and building nests for sleep. 2. Do the two species of orangutans look different from one another?
Videos
I’m always a little wary of smart animal lists for two reasons. The first is that I know without a doubt that my greyhound, Chic, is the smartest dog in the world, yet greyhounds rarely rank in the top 10 on any expert’s list of intelligent dog breeds.
Nature & Wildlife
A baby orangutan normally spends up to eight years in the full-time care of its mother. She transmits to her young the skills vital to survival during the normal 40-year lifespan of an orangutan in the wild.
Asia & The Pacific
Where: Deep in the rain forests of Central Borneo in the Tanjung Puting National Park. What’s there: A full-service research center where visitors can observe ex-captive orangutans that have been returned to the wild but are not entirely independent. In the 1970s and 1980s, Camp Leakey also served as a rehabilitation center.
