Pongo Pygmaeus (Orangutan) Primate of distinction Orange shaggy course fur Native to tropical forests Great apes with intelligence Orangutans of Borneo

People of the Forest
Young ones smile at their mothers
Generally solitary creatures
Males develop large jipeks
Able to use tools to assist them
Each night they build nests to sleep
Utilising all around them
Swinging from tree to tree

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