Orangutans Tim Sanderson Anth 111 In Malay orang means "person" and utan is defined as "forest’. Thus Orangutan literally means "Person of the Forest". Orangutans are found in the tropical forests of Sumatra and Borneo. They are the most arboreal of the great apes and move amongst the safety of the trees from one feeding site to the next. They are so well adapted to arboreal life that they cannot place their feet on the ground‚ instead they walk on the outside of their curved foot. There
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Andrew Hilgers The Great Apes Orangutans Orangutans are the largest tree-dwelling animal in the world. Males usually weigh about 90 kg‚ while females range from 30-50. Orangutans are a red/orange color. Their arms are a lot longer than their legs. They have 2 m long arms‚ so they could touch the ground if they were standing on 2 legs. There are two types of male orangutans. There is a flanged and an unflanged. Flanged male orangutans have large‚ flat cheeks that are very wide. These special cheeks
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The pongo abelii (Sumatran Orangutan) is classed as critically endangered under the IUCN red list. In 1994 the estimated number of Sumatran orangutan was 12‚000. This number declined further in 2003 where the estimate shown 7‚300 and again in 2008‚ estimating 6‚500. This clearly is a massive reduction in the species population at a loss of 5500 orangutans in a 14 year period. The Sumatran orangutan lives on the island of Sumatra‚ Indonesia‚ and is commonly found in the lowland and hilly tropical
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This paper will emphasize the conservation strategies surrounding Orangutans and the reasons as to why they are so desperately needed. Orangutans are quickly becoming more and more endangered‚ and are expected to become completely extinct by the year 2025. ( ) In a world where humans have the capability to destroy these lands that once solely belonged to these primates‚ humans also have the ability to conserve and protect this species. The ways in which humans and international conservatory groups
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DEFORESTATION 1. OVERVIEW Forests cover 31% of the land area on our planet. They produce vital oxygen and provide homes for people and wildlife. Many of the world’s most threatened and endangered animals live in forests‚ and 1.6 billion people rely on benefits forests offer‚ including food‚ fresh water‚ clothing‚ traditional medicine and shelter. But forests around the world are under threat from deforestation‚ jeopardizing these benefits. Deforestation comes in many forms‚ including fires
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ORANGUTANS ARE EXTREMELY ENDANGERED DUE TO OIL PALM TREE PLANTATIONS Would you like your home taken away from you? Many animal species including the Orangutan are becoming extremely endangered because of land clearage for new palm oil plantations in the tropical rainforests of Sumatra‚ an island near Indonesia and Malaysia in south-east Asia. Sadly‚ 80% of the Orangutan’s habitat has been lost in the past 20 years due to this. The rapid loss of environment has caused the existence of these
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Abstract Deforestation is occurring around the world at an unprecedented pace. It is a vast and widespread phenomenon. Throughout the forests of virtually every continent‚ people are destroying valuable forests either for purposes of living or trade. Housing and urbanization‚ conversion to cropland and pasture‚ and illegal logging are causing rapid deforestation. As a result of deforestation‚ the ecosystem has been loss‚ precipitation also occurs and it increasing the global warming. To overcome
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of Deforestation Garrett Frazier World Regional Geography 11166.201410 Professor Keith Bell 17 April 2014 Forests cover roughly thirty percent of the land on the planet. They play a vital role in producing oxygen and providing homes for wildlife and people. Many threatened and endangered animal species live in forests‚ and over hundreds of millions of people rely on benefits that forests offer‚ including food‚ water‚ clothing‚ traditional medicine and shelter (Threats). Deforestation is the
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human activity. Deforestation is the destruction of forests and woodlands. The term does not include the removal of industrial forests such as plantations of gums or pines. Deforestation has led to the reduction of forests to four-fifths of their pre-agricultural area. Forests now cover only 21% of the earth’s land surface. The rate at which deforestation is occurring is of great concern. Currently‚ 12 million hectares of forests are cleared annually! Almost all of this deforestation occurs in the
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With increasing population‚ the need for forest products‚ such as‚ fuel‚ timber‚ bamboo grasses etc. increased dramatically for habitation. Hence deforestation becomes a permanent feature of our normal life. The single largest problem faced by the developing world for dwindling in their forest resources is deforestation. Causes of Deforestation: The main cause of the present day crisis is increasing population. Majority of people living in rural areas depend on forest for their firewood for
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