Orang-utan (Pongo pygmaeus) grabbing a handful of grass. Orang-utans are solitary animals and it is only mothers and offspring that form any long-term bond. Of all the great apes,the orang-utan is the most distantly related to man. However,its name originates from the Malay meaning "forest man",probably because of its human-like face and behaviour. It is the only truly arboreal (tree- dwelling) great ape and is the largest tree- dwelling mammal,its long arms and great strength being adaptions for movement in trees. Orang- utans feed on fruits,flowers and leaves | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Swanson, Denise |
Taille de l’image : | 2731 px × 4096 px |
Model Release : | Non requis |
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