Thoughtful orangutan.

Thoughtful orangutan.

Order: Primates
Family: Hominidae
Genus: Pongo
Species: pygmaeus
Subspecies: pygmaeus (Borneo), abelii (Sumatran)
HISTORY

Modern orangutans originated during the Pleistocene period, 2 million to 100,000 years ago.

They now face extinction. At the turn of the last century around 315,000 orangutans existed in the wild. Orangutan numbers are now down by 92% compared with a century ago and have been reduced by half in Northern Sumatra between 1993 and 2000.

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Hitch hiker's

Hitch hiker's

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The name Meerkat comes from the Afrikaans (Dutch population of South Africa). The English translation is marsh cat, although Meerkats don't live near marshes and they are not cats. Their proper scientific name is Suricata suricatta.(Class - Mammalia , Ord

The name Meerkat comes from the Afrikaans (Dutch population of South Africa). The English translation is marsh cat, although Meerkats don't live near marshes and they are not cats. Their proper scientific name is Suricata suricatta.(Class - Mammalia , Ord

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Group hug.

Group hug.

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Heavenly Blue.

Heavenly Blue.

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