Bornean orang-utan
Best feature
Their long arms which make them well suited to their treetop lifestyle.
Size
They measure between 115-137cm tall and weigh between 40-90kg.
Bornean orang-utan
Favourite food
Fruit and leaves make up around 60% of their diet. They eat a lot of food and sometimes spend whole days gorging on fruit.
Home
They spend most of their time living in the trees in the lowlands of Borneo.
Bornean orang-utan
Current population
There are approximately 55,000 Bornean orang-utans in the wild.
Biggest threat
Habitat loss, drought and fire.
That’s a fact!
Like us, orang-utans will often use tools to help them and have been spotted using leafy tree branches to shelter them from the rain like an umbrella.
Listen
Listen to a Bornean orang-utan.
Watch
Watch an orang-utan in a video from our friends at ARKive
