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Bornean Orang Utan

Pongo pigmaeus

Description:

It's an endemic orang utan found only in Kalimantan (Borneo). This semi wild orang utan is a victim from orang utan trafficking. A project from BOS, they send back orang utan to their wild life.

Habitat:

Jungle

Notes:

Endemic in Borneo, different species lives in Sumatra also.

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2 Comments

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 10 years ago

Please use the Habitat box to describe the habitat of your spotting, not the general habitat of the speceis. See the FAQs for more information. Thanks

travellingchez
travellingchez 11 years ago

Orangutan lagi santai :)
There is now a Primates of indonesia mission. http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1780...

GunawanMuhammad
Spotted by
GunawanMuhammad

Palangkaraya, Kalimantan Tengah, Indonesia

Spotted on Nov 20, 2011
Submitted on Nov 22, 2011

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