International Orangutan Day 2020
International Orangutan Day – August 19, 2020
-The Orangutan is one of humans’ closest relatives in the animal kingdom. We share 96.4% of our DNA.
International Orangutan Day 2019
International Orangutan Day – August 19, 2019
-They are the only ‘red’ ape, & the only strictly arboreal ape. They spend their lives in the forest canopy.
International Orangutan Day 2018
International Orangutan Day – August 19, 2018
-Name “orangutan” is derived from the Malay words orang, meaning “person”, & hutan, meaning “forest”
World Bonobo Day 2018
World Bonobo Day – February 14, 2018
#WorldBonoboDay
Bonobos (formerly known as the pygmy chimpanzee) are now recognized as a distinct species.
Orangutans
Orangutans – Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Australia works to save orangutans by rescuing & rehabilitating them -goal of releasing them back to the forest
International Orangutan Day 2017
International Orangutan Day – August 19, 2017
– Orangutans are the largest arboreal animal in the world. Most of their lives are spent up in the trees.
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