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Animals of Tanjung Putin


 

Many different species of animals can be seen in Tanjung Putin National Park. From Orangutans, hundreds of proboscis monkeys and longtail macaques to wild pigs, pythons, hornbills, colorful kingfishers, monitor lizards and more.


 
Orangutan

 

Orangutans are among the most intelligent primates; they use a variety of sophisticated tools and construct elaborate sleeping nests each night from branches and foliage. The apes have been extensively studied for their learning abilities.



Human activities have caused severe declines in the populations and ranges of both species. Threats to wild orangutan populations include poaching, habitat destruction, and the illegal pet trade.


 
Gibbon

 

Also called the lesser apes, gibbons differ from great apes  in being smaller, exhibiting low sexual dimorphism, in not making nests, and in certain anatomical details in which they superficially more closely resemble monkeys than great apes do. But like all apes, gibbons evolved to become tailless.

 

Gibbons are masters of their primary mode of locomotion, brachiation, swinging from branch to branch for distances of up to 15 m (50 ft), at speeds as high as 55 km/h (34 mph). They can also make leaps of up to 8 m (26 ft), and walk bipedally with their arms raised for balance.


 
Proboscis monkey

 

Reddish-brown arboreal Old World monkey that is endemic to the south-east Asian island of Borneo.

 

Males have a head-body length of 66 to 76.2 cm (26.0 to 30.0 in) and typically weigh 16 to 22.5 kg (35 to 50 lb),

 

Further adding to the dimorphism is the large nose or proboscis of the male, which can exceed 10 cm (3.9 in) in length,[7] and hangs lower than the mouth.


 
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