let's meet our friend.......part 2

This is the second part of 'all about orang utan and their uniqueness.I hope all of you start liking and loving them!they are absolutely worth saving for our future generations!

BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL HABITS
Orangutans are shy, solitary animals that are active during the day (they are diurnal). They live alone in large territories. This is probably due to their eating habits; they need a large area in order to get enough food and too many orangutans in one area might lead to starvation.

The only long-lasting orangutan social group is the mother and offspring, who live together for about 7 years. When mating, the male and female orangutan stay together for only a few days.

Sleeping Platforms:
Each evening, orangutans construct a "nest" in the tree branches for the night in which they will curl up and sleep. These nests are made out of leaves and branches. Nests are shared by a mother and her nursing offspring. Sometimes, the orangutan will use a leaf as a "roof" to protect itself from the rain. Orangutans often nap in the afternoon after a morning spent obtaining food.

COMMUNICATION AND VOCALIZATION
Male orangutans are capable of very long, loud calls (called "long calls") that carry through forests for up to 0.6 mile (1 km). The "long call" is made up of a series of sounds followed by a bellow. These calls help the male claim his territory, call to females, and keep out intruding male orangutans. Males have a large throat sac that lets them make these loud calls.CLICK HERE TO HEAR IT!!!



LOCOMOTION
Orangutans usually move by swinging from one branch to another; this is called brachiating. Orangutans can also walk using their legs (but rarely do). Orangutans do not swim.



LIFE SPAN
Orangutans live about 50 years in captivity; their life span in the wild is only 30-45 years (like most animals, they live longer in captivity).

NATURAL ENEMIES
The animal that poses the biggest threat to the orangutan is man (who uses its habitat and sells young orangutans as pets).T-T

In their true habitat, male orangutans live alone and females live alone or with their infants.Baby orangutans cry when they’re hungry, whimper when they’re hurt and smile at their mothers(ahhh soo cute!).check out this cute family
Legend says that orangutans can speak but choose not to because they fear they would be forced to work if were they ever caught talking(wow!)
that's it!all of this are the proof that they are unique and cute(well,if you are not agree on the 'cute' part,look at all the pictures!!THEY ARE CUTE!)hahaha!;)
Tomorrow you will hear fom me,Faizah again about the surprise for tomorrow.Please give your support to us when we are doing the campaign tomorrow and maybe your face will be on this blog ;)(don't worry i'd already have my pass signed by Pn.Parimalah for the camera)So,hope to see y'all tomorrow!