The Orangutan Research Paper

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The Pongo Pignaeus also known as the Orangutan shares 96.4% of human genes which makes them highly intelligent which is very interesting. These apes reside (live) on lowland forests and feast on wild fruit like lychees, mangosteens and figs. The Orangutan originates from Asian countries such as Malaysia. Its story is simple just like every other endangered animal from Asia, their forest habitat is being destroyed quickly by humans for agricultural use from small farms to large commercial plantations. The orangutans are not only dying because of their habitat being destroyed, humans are killing the orangutans prey species like birds and small mammals. Their fruit-eating and seed-dispersing is for ecological use which helps preserve the tropical