ORANG UTAN
HEIGHT: 1.2-1.5 metres standing
WEIGHT: 33-82 kilograms
LOCATION: Sumatra and Borneo
LIFE EXPECTANCY: 30-40 years on average
CHARACTERISTICS: Arms, more muscular than Popeye, designed for swinging from branch to branch, and they make home-sweet-homes in the trees out of leaves. One of our closest cousins, orangutans display human-like tendencies; growing a beard when they join adulthood and making umbrellas out of big leaves when it rains.
DIET: Omnivores; they love chewy insects to sweet-smelling flowers, though serve them up their favourite durian fruit and you’ll make a friend forever.
PREDATORS: Tigers, leopards, humans
LONG-TAILED MACAQUE
HEIGHT: 38-64 cm standing
WEIGHT: 2.5-8.3 kilograms
LOCATION: Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand
LIFE EXPECTANCY: Up to 31 years
CHARACTERISTICS: They get their names from the long tail that follows…
