There 2 known species of orangutan the sumatran which resides on the asian island of sumatra and the borneo which resides on the asian island of borneo. A male may stretch his arms some 7 feet from fingertip to fingertipa reach considerably longer than his standing height of about 5 feet.
Sumatran Orangutans Ltraf
Orangutan weight height. Both of which lie within the indonesia island archipelago. An orangutans standing height averages from 4 to 5 ft 12 to 15 m and weighs between 73 to 180 pounds 33 to 82 kg. The adult male is typically twice the size of the female and may attain a height of 13 metres 43 feet and a weight of 130 kg 285 pounds in the wild. Natural history orangutans are not as powerfully built as the gorilla but are larger than the chimpanzee. 26 35 ft 08 11 m 110 lb 50 kg male. Adult females weigh between 30 to 50 kg 66 to 110 lb and stand about one m 33 ft in height.
Orangutans are the worlds largest arboreal tree dwelling mammals. Orangutans have an enormous arm span. 32 45 ft 1 14 m 200 lb 90 kg. Adult males weigh between 50 to 90 kg 110 to 198 lb and can stand between 125 to 15 m 41 5 ft in height. Females weigh 37 kg 82 pounds or less. Females weigh 815 pounds 37 kg on average.
Males can weigh up to 250 lb 110 kg or more. Orang means person in malay while utan means forest.
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