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Tengku (say TENG-koo)ORANGUTANAge: 23 years Height: 4½ feet Weight: 257 pounds Born: Zoo Atlanta in Georgia In the wild: Live in rain forests on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. They are an endangered species. At the zoo: Indonesian Rain Forest area. Family: Orangutans often live alone. Moms usually have one baby at a time and care for it it stays with her for six to eight years. Food: In the wild, fruit, seeds, nuts, and leaves and sometimes bugs and bird eggs. At the zoo, fruit, vegetables, oatmeal and monkey biscuits. Fun fact: Orangutans Tengku and Melati like to paint. He holds the brush in his mouth, and she holds hers in her hand. |
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