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Orang utangs

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Orang utangs The orangutans of Malaysia The province of Sabah is home to a colony of Sepilok orangutans. © Sergey Uryadnikov / age fotostock

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  • The orangutans of Malaysia

In the Sabah province, not far from Sandakan, a few thousand Sepilok orang-utangs still survive. In the Malay language, orang-utang means "man of the forest". These monkeys are easily recognisable. They have a short neck and a proportionately fat body. They are bowlegged with very long arms. They have a reddish brown coat. When the males reach their adult height, they can weigh up to 220 pounds and be up to 5 feet tall.

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