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World Orangutan Day 2025 - August 19
August 23 , 2025
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- The day focuses on the conservation of orangutans and their natural habitat.
- The word orangutan comes from the Malay words “Orang,” meaning person, and “Hutan,” meaning of the forest.
- They are the great apes found in Asia, closest living relatives of humans after chimpanzees, bonobos, and gorillas.
- They share 97% DNA with humans.
- Present only available on the islands of Sumatra (Indonesia) and Borneo (shared by Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei).
- There are 3 types of orangutans:
- Bornean Orangutan – Critically Endangered.
- Sumatran Orangutan – Critically Endangered.
- Tapanuli Orangutan – Critically Endangered.
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