Thursday, 16 April 2015

Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii)

Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii) twenty-four year old female, named Ratna, in day nest, Gunung Leuser National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia

Population left: Approximately 7,300
The Sumatran orangutans are fruit eaters and play a vital role in the dispersal of seeds over a huge area. Once found across the Sumatran island, poaching and illegal pet trade have reduced their population to pockets in the island's northern part now.

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