{"id":8499,"date":"2022-03-16T15:26:14","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T14:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orang-utans-in-not.org\/appearance-and-species\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T08:27:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T07:27:25","slug":"appearance-and-species","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.orang-utans-in-not.org\/en\/facts\/orangutan-facts\/appearance-and-species\/","title":{"rendered":"Appearance and Species"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8499\" class=\"elementor elementor-8499 elementor-5870\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c400363 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c400363\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bd15a3\" data-id=\"1bd15a3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2076bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2076bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Species and appearance<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-819c849 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"819c849\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a502d01\" data-id=\"a502d01\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4341c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4341c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Besides their bright orange fur, their very long arms and relatively short legs &#8211; with feet very similar to hands &#8211; are distinctive features of their appearance. Fully grown, males can be recognized by their large cheek pads and long fur.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc27b9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc27b9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The function of these cheekpads is not yet clear: it has been theorized that they may serve as protection for the face, or as a sound projection aid for long calls, or simply as a visual signal to other adults. They usually grow around the age of 15 to 20 years, at which point orangutan males become fertile.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4642b0a\" data-id=\"4642b0a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b493f05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b493f05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orang-utans-in-not.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Schorr01-8-scaled-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9450\" alt=\"Close-up of a male orangutan with cheek pads.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orang-utans-in-not.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Schorr01-8-scaled-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.orang-utans-in-not.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Schorr01-8-scaled-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orang-utans-in-not.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Schorr01-8-scaled-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orang-utans-in-not.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Schorr01-8-scaled-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orang-utans-in-not.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Schorr01-8-scaled-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.orang-utans-in-not.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Schorr01-8-scaled-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8c71b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8c71b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0560a6\" data-id=\"a0560a6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0c9b2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0c9b2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Species and numbers of orangutans<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b36ebe7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b36ebe7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1354a86\" data-id=\"1354a86\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-261a06c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"261a06c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Borneo there are about 54,000 orangutans. The majority of these, about 32,000, belong to the subspecies Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii (IUCN, 2003). The Sumatran orangutan is highly endangered. It is estimated that there are around 13,000 remaining.<sup>1<\/sup> The Tapanuli orangutan with only about 800 individuals is close to extinction.<sup>2<\/sup><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eb1f52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6eb1f52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Scientific studies<sup>3<\/sup> suggest that the strong population decline must have happened recently, because the genetic diversity detected in the Sumatran orangutan is much higher than in the Bornean orangutan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af6146f\" data-id=\"af6146f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa684a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fa684a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orang-utans-in-not.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Schorr01-14_2007-scaled-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9452\" alt=\"An adolescent orangutan climbing in a tree.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orang-utans-in-not.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Schorr01-14_2007-scaled-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.orang-utans-in-not.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Schorr01-14_2007-scaled-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orang-utans-in-not.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Schorr01-14_2007-scaled-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orang-utans-in-not.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Schorr01-14_2007-scaled-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orang-utans-in-not.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Schorr01-14_2007-scaled-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.orang-utans-in-not.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Schorr01-14_2007-scaled-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9cda242 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9cda242\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b9bff9\" data-id=\"2b9bff9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbc430a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbc430a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"jsn-maincontent_inner\"><div id=\"jsn-centercol\" class=\"span12 order1 \"><div id=\"jsn-centercol_inner\"><div id=\"jsn-mainbody-content\" class=\" jsn-hasmainbody\"><div id=\"jsn-mainbody\"><div class=\"item-page\"><div><div class=\"jsn-bootstrap3\"><div id=\"bZ6uJ8\" class=\" row\"><div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\"><div class=\"pb-element-container pb-element-text text-kxrvns\"><div><p><sup>1) <\/sup>Wich, S. A., Singleton, I., Nowak, M. G., Utami Atmoko, S. S., Nisam, G., Arif, S. M., Putra, H., Ardi, R., Fredriksson, G., Usher, G., Gaveau, D. L. A., &amp; K\u00fchl, H. S. <span class=\"m_3748784653920355214DisplayDateStatus\">(2016).<\/span> Land-cover changes predict steep declines for the Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii).<span class=\"m_3748784653920355214Italic\"> Science Advances,<\/span> <span class=\"m_3748784653920355214Italic\">2<\/span>(3): e1500789.<\/p><p><sup>2) <\/sup>Nater et al.: Morphometric, Behavioral, and Genomic Evidence for a New Orangutan Species. Current Biology, Volume 21, Issue 22, 20 November 2017, Pages 3487-3498.<\/p><div class=\"yj6qo ajU\"><div id=\":2ct\" class=\"ajR\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tooltip=\"Hide expanded content\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ajT\" src=\"https:\/\/ssl.gstatic.com\/ui\/v1\/icons\/mail\/images\/cleardot.gif\" \/><sup>3) <\/sup>Alexander Nater, Natasha Arora, Maja P. Greminger, Carel P. van Schaik, Ian Singleton, Serge A. Wich, Gabriella Fredriksson, Dyah Perwitasari-Farajallah, Joko Pamungkas, and Michael Kr\u00fctzen: Marked population structure and recent migration in the critically endangered Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii). Journal of Heredity. October 16, 2012.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec8f3c8 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec8f3c8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a8a950\" data-id=\"4a8a950\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6ba7f0 elementor-align-justify elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a6ba7f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.orang-utans-in-not.org\/en\/facts\/orangutan-facts\/general-facts\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\"><<< General facts<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1c54dc\" data-id=\"e1c54dc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8ac903 elementor-align-justify elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b8ac903\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.orang-utans-in-not.org\/en\/foraging-and-group-structure\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Foraging and group structure >>><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f17d2f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f17d2f6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd711de\" data-id=\"dd711de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Species and appearance Besides their bright orange fur, their very long arms and relatively short legs &#8211; with feet very similar to hands &#8211; are distinctive features of their appearance. Fully grown, males can be recognized by their large cheek pads and long fur. 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