ARE YOUSMARTER THAN

AN ORANGUTAN?

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BRACHIATIONdescribesthe way

orangutans...

Nope.

Yes!

Brachiationmeans thatorangutans swingfrom tree limb totree limb usingonly their arms

Try again!

Nope. Nice try!

But they use thebranches and leavesfrom the same treethey make their nestin.

You are right!

Orangutans sometimesdrape leaves orbranches over

themselves because...

Orangutansare found on the

islands of...

You are correct! Not even close! Try again.

AnOrangutan

is...

Nope.

Monkeys have tails.Orangutans do not.

Correct!

The four great apesare Orangutans,Gorillas, Chimpanzeesand Bonobos.

Ridiculous!

In zoos,orangutans are

known as...

They are kind offunny - but not quitethe right answer.

Nope!That’s right!They are very smart. At onezoo, an orangutan wouldunscrew bolts, unlatch hooksand hinges and find ways toget out of his enclosure.When his keepers figured outhis escape route andorangutan-proofed it, thiscunning orangutan wouldfind another way to get out.

A baby orangutanwill stay with

its mother untilit is...

Nope.

Try again.

You are absolutelycorrect!

Not quite that long!

In theIndonesianlanguage,

“orangutan”means...

Correct!

Orang means personand Hutan meansforest translating asPerson of the forest.

Nope!Not quite!

Although sometimesthey are referred toas the “red apes”.

Orangutansspend most

of theirtime...

Try again.Yes.They are the mostarboreal of all the apes- meaning they spendmost of their lives intrees.

Not quite.

Guess again!Close - but notquite.

Correct.They only give birthabout once every 8years and so have only4-5 babies in a lifetime.This is why orangutanpopulations are veryslow to recover fromdisturbance.

A female orangutanmight have ____

babies in herlifetime.

Congratulations!You are almost as smart

as an orangutan!

Take the rest of the quiz to see if you arereally as smart as an orangutan...

When anorangutan isready for bed

each night, it...

Yes!

Orangutans make anest in the trees eachnight using branchesand leaves.

No.

Most hotels have a“no orangutansallowed” policy.

Not quite!

That would have to bea pretty big burrow!

As they getolder, male

orangutans...

No.They do have longhair - but not thatlong!

Wrong - try again. That’s right!When males are about15 years old theybegin to develop intovery handsomefellows.

When they walkon the ground,

orangutanssometimes...

You are partly right.Try again.

Correct!They can walk uprightfor short distances,but when on theground, theygenerally walk on allfours.

You are partly right.Try again.

When a maleorangutan is lookingfor a female, he letsother orangutans

know by...

Nope. Nice try - but wrong.Correct!

Their loud bellow iscalled a “long call” andcan be heard 3000feet away!

When fruit ishard to find,

orangutans eat...

Yuck! Don’t think so.

Try again.

Very good!

Nope - try again. Fruit makes up the largestpercentage of the orangutandiet. In the wild, orangutansconsume many differentfood items that include:young leaves, shoots, bark,insects, honey and bird eggsbut fruits are alwayspreferred.

In the wild,an orangutanfamily unit ismade up of...

Incorrect.That is right!Orangutans have thelongest childhood ofthe great apes.Mothers and babieshave a very closerelationship.

Not quite.Orangutans are moresolitary than otherapes. Males andfemales generallycome together onlyto mate.

Adult maleorangutans

travel...

Never!Orangutan males aresolitary animals.

Nope.They will accept femalesoverlapping into theirterritory, but never a male.If any male happens towander too far into anothermale's territory, a boomingroar will immediately beemitted to scare him away.

Absolutely right!

Youngorangutans

have trouble...

Try again!Ouch! That’s right!They have to learnwhich fruits are edible,and how to get at tastyfood that’s covered bysharp spines or shells.They rely on theirmothers to teach themthese skills.

Not quite!

Don’t think so.Try again!

Not quite.Yup!Knowing what kinds offood to eat is not asimple matter in tropicalforests. Orangutansneed to know hundredsof species of plants andtrees.

When it is awake,what is an

orangutan mostlikely to be doing?

Which of thefollowing isNOT true?

No - Orangutans havedeveloped an amazing abilityto use tools. They use twigs toextract insects and honey aswell as blunt tools to scrapeseeds from spiny fruit cases.They make tools to scratchthemselves, fashion leafybranches into “umbrellas” toshelter themselves from sunand rain, and use branches asswatters to repel insects.

Right!The males can bearound four and a halffeet tall, and 130-200pounds; the femalesare around two and ahalf feet and 90-110pounds.

This is true.

Areorangutansendangered?

These rare, intelligent and amazing red-haired apes are HIGHLY ENDANGERED! It’s hard to imagine, but orangutans may haveless 10 years left in the wild before they are extinct!This closest primate cousin of ours will be the firstgreat ape to go extinct. Habitat loss, palm oil plantations, and an illegalpet trade are pushing them toward extinction.

Quiz by: Twenty Questions - Print ArchiveWildlife Education, Ltd.

You are nowJUST as SMART

as an Orangutan -and that’s pretty

smart!

EXCELLENTJOB!!