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activities,
petitions,
products
Since the start of the campaign, we have been "releasing" activity by activity. The activities which are being carried out at the moment are as follows:
Sales of orangutan - themed merchandise.
People - in - charge :
Wooi Sze Lyn, Gowri, Shankari, Jia Hui
Purpose of activity : To raise funds through the selling of merchandise, in which, the proceeds will be channeled towards WWF Malaysia at the end of our campaign.
Awareness thru' petitions
Person - in - charge : Noor Lisa
Purpose of activity : To create awareness among our friends, relatives, family members, etc. about the importance of saving the orangutans. When we ask a person to sign, we briefly run by them the importance of saving the species. When a person signs, it means that he/she supports us in our efforts in saving the orangutans. The petition forms will be later sent to WWF Malaysia as well.
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And Now! It's time for more FUN FACTS!!
Fun fact number 16 :
An orangutan is technically NOT a monkey. In fact, they are part of the hominid family (shared by humans, chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans), or the Great Apes.
Fun fact number 17 :
Orangutans spend 90% of their time up on trees in the rain forests.
Fun fact number 18 :
The scientific name for orangutans is Pongo pygmaeus.
Fun fact number 19 :
Mothers and their young share a strong bond. Infants will stay with their mothers for some six or seven years until they develop the skills to survive on their own.
Fun Fact number 20 :
Orangutans forage for food in the daytime.
Newborn baby orangutan at the Brookfield Zoo, Chicago with proud mum Sophia.
D.O.B. : October 6, 2008
photo taken from http://www.zooborns.com/zooborns/brookfield-zoo/
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<<Check out those arms!
Fun fact number 11
An orangutan's arms can stretch to more than 8 feet! That's taller than most of us!
Fun fact number 12
Baby orangutans have many ways of showing what they want and how they feel.
For example :
When they cry when they're hurt and whimper when they're hungry. Amazingly, baby orangutans also show love for their mothers by smiling at them!
Fun fact number 13
Orangutans can make approximately 13 to 15 vocalizations.
Fun fact number 14
Orangutans have a long pouch (more developed in males than females) and use this to make the 'long call' (a short series of vocalizations followed by a bellow that carries through the forest). This sound is used to claim territory, call females and keep intruders away.
Fun fact number 15
Orangutans share almost 97% of human DNA
Picture taken from
http://www.tripmastermonkey.com/archives/lifestyle/july_12_2007_packmonkey_borneo_monkey_mania.php
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And for the next five on the list..
Fun fact number 6:
Orangutans like to eat high-calorie fruits.
Fun fact number 7:
Unlike chimpanzees, orangutans DO NOT live in groups.
Fun fact number 8:
Adult males travel alone and mothers are usually accompanied only by an infant and sometimes by an older juvenile.
Fun fact number 9:
Adult males can weigh up to 200 pounds.
Fun fact number 10:
Orangutans are the largest canopy animals
Look out for the next 5 soon!!
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Take this quiz and stand a chance to win prizes!!
- What is the biggest threat to orangutans?
- Where are orangutans found?
- What does the word 'orangutan' actually mean?
- How many orangutans are living in the wild?
- How old was the oldest orangutan before it/she died?
- What is the main constituent of an orangutans diet?
How would you contribute in saving the orangutans?
Write your answer in 20 words or less.
Send us your answers to this e-mail address:iluvorangutans94@gmail.com
Contest ends 9 October 2010
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To encourage interest in our blog we have decided to start posting fun facts about orangutans on a weekly basis (or more often if we can manage it).
Today, we'll begin with :
Fun fact number 1:
Orangutan is actually a combination of the malay words Orang meaning 'man' and Hutan meaning 'forest'. Therefore an orangutan is a 'man of the forest'.
Fun fact number 2:
Orangutans build roofs using leaves and branches during the rainy season.
Fun fact number 3:
Mature female orangutans prefer to mate with mature male orangutans and typically reject immature ones (Not unlike humans). Mature meaning 'fully grown' in this context.
Fun fact number 4:
Orangutans can remember which trees to visit in the forest during different seasons to get fruit to eat.
Fun fact number 5:
Orangutans can live up to 50 years old (The oldest orangutan , Non-ja, died in captivity at the age of 55 from a brain hemorrhage).
Non-ja, believed to be the world's oldest orangutan died in the Miami Metro Zoo.
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