Fun Facts V

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A young orangutan grasping a branch with both hands and feet.
Fun fact number 21
Orangutans travel mostly through tree tops by swinging from one branch to another.

Fun fact number 22
Orangutans cannot swim.

Fun fact number 23
Older orangutans move through tree canopies on all fours whereas younger orangutans brachiate (swing) from branches.

Fun fact number 24
Orangutans in zoos usually weigh more than orangutans in the wild.

Fun fact number 25
Orangutans live in tropical rainforests including hill forests and swamp forests.






Picture taken from
http://animal.discovery.com/mammals/orangutan/





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