I LIVE IN ASIA
Sumatran orangutans are native to the tropical rainforests of North Sumatra in Indonesia.
I AM A FRUGIVORE
A Sumatran orangutans diet is about 60% fruits, ranging from lychees to mangoes to figs. On occasion, they will eat leaves and shoots.
SUMATRAN ORANGUTANS ARE SOLITARY
Sumatran orangutans are primarily solitary, do do sometimes live together in loose communities. Female Sumatran orangutans are slightly less solitary compared to their male counterparts. Females will live with their offspring for the first few years of their life, almost always staying in constant physical contact with each other during that time.
LIFE IN THE TREES
Sumatran orangutans are almost exclusively arboreal, meaning they spend their whole lives up in the rainforest canopies and rarely descend to the rainforest floor. Sumatran orangutans are the largest tree-dwelling primate in the world.
HELPING THE SUMATRAN ORANGUTAN IN THE WILD
The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo supports the Orangutan Conservancy, and organization that works to preserve wild orangutans.
I AM IMPORTANT TO MY ECOSYSTEM
As a frugivore, Sumatran orangutans play a very important role in seed dispersal throughout their habitat. Sumatran orangutans are critically endangered and their disappearance would cause detrimental negative impact on several tree and plant species.