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Borneo
FACT: about 96.4% of human DNA is identical to orangutans. “We admit that we are like apes but we seldom realise that we are apes.” — Richard Dawkins, Evolutionary Biologist.
As the “super charming” orangutan mentions, “PHASE 1” of my new website just launched at dilanabeya.com. Please check link in BIO ⬆️, specifically the “ASK” tab: conversational ChatGPT4 A.I. due in “PHASE 2” of the launch TBC. Candid feedback welcome: so please sign-up and tell me what you think!
Separately, footage in this video is from a recent trip to the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre @sepilokorangutan in Borneo, Malaysia, witnessing first hand the work that they do for orphaned orangutans under it’s Wildlife Rescue Unit. They earnestly believe we should all have a passion for conserving endangered species, of which these endearing creatures sit amongst & I COMPLETELY AGREE, especially b/c we’re related to them! 5 interesting facts about orangutans:
1. There are 2 species of orangutans:
– The Sumatran orangutan: Pongo abeli.
– The Borean orangutan: Pongo pygmeus.
2. The orangutan is the only great ape outside of Africa:
– The 3 others (gorillas, chimpanzees and bonobos) are found in Africa.
– The orangutan’s hair colour is unique in the ape world too.
3. The orangutan is strictly arboreal, meaning that it lives in the trees:
– Other apes do climb and build nests in the trees but they spend most of their time on the ground.
– This also makes the orangutan the largest tree-living mammal in the world.
4. About 96.4% of human DNA is identical to orangutans:
– Genetically speaking, orangutans, like chimpanzees and gorillas, are our close cousins.
– Orangutan fossils have been found in southern China, Laos, Vietnam, Sumatra, Java and Borneo.
5. The orangutan has the longest childhood dependence on the mother of any wild animal in the world:
– An orangutan mother will nurse its child for about 6 years.
– A young female will stay close to its mother until its teens, observing mothering skills as it watches its younger sibling being raised by the mother.
Help fund their plight: go visit OR adopt an orangutang @sepilokorangutan 🦧🦧🦧🦧🤎🤎🦧🦧