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Juvenile Pongo pygmaeus

Look Ma, I can do the swing!...Orangutans are the only exclusively Asian living genus of great ape. They are among the most intelligent primates and use a variety of sophisticated tools, also making sleeping nests each night from branches and foliage. They are generally not aggressive and live a mostly solitary life foraging for food. They are the largest living arboreal animals with longer arms than other great apes. Their hair is typically reddish-brown, instead of the brown or black hair typical of other great apes.

 

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Nikon D90 + Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 AF-D + Kenko 2X Teleconversion Lens + Handheld

 

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Uploaded on December 20, 2010
Taken on November 27, 2010