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These Sumatran Orangutans are being endangered by hunters and abusers. People are working to save these poor animals. You can help too! It is time time to save the orangutans

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They weigh about 66-198 pounds. Their height is around 4-5 feet.

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HUNTERS OR HUNTED?
Orangutans Are Being Hunted And Endangered, Soon To Be Extinct!

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One soulful picture captures the painful torture that farming can inflict on orangutans.

Back in 2010, a mother orangutan ventured near a village in Borneo after a landslide, her little baby still clinging to her. The surrounding area had been stripped to create palm oil plantations - her home forest was gone and the deforestation had caused landslides like the one she had been caught in.

She was weak, starving and likely injured, and only traveled this close to humans because she was desperate to find food and shelter for her little daughter.

Unfortunately, the welcome she received wasn't a kind one. A group of villagers spotted the mother and began to throw rocks at her and hit her with sticks, even though she was helpless, according to International Animal Rescue (IAR), which had a staffer stationed nearby. When a male orangutan who was also traveling with her tried to defend her and her baby, the villagers chased him away.

They continued to beat the mother until she collapsed. They then tied her up with ropes and pulled her little daughter off her. When the dying mother mustered the strength to fight for her baby, IAR wrote, the villagers dragged her over to a pool of water and held her underwater until she passed out from the near-drowning. Then they threw her into a cage.

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Orangutan Mother Tortured By Villagers For Trying To Feed Baby

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One soulful picture captures the painful torture that farming can inflict on orangutans. Back in 2010, a mother orangutan ventured near a village in Borneo after a landslide, her little baby still clinging to her.

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The population of Sumatran Orangutan Is 14,613. The endangerment status for the Orangutan is "Critically Endangered".

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Sumatran orangutans are endangered. According to WWF, "...mainly due to fire and conversion of forests to oil palm plantations and other agricultural development. This species depends on high-quality forests. Widespread forest fires, many set deliberately to clear land for plantations, are becoming a regular disaster. Not only do fires destroy vast areas of orangutan habitat, but thousands of these slow-moving apes are thought to have burned to death, unable to escape the flames." This is a very tragic thing.

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The common name for this animal is Sumatran Orangutan, The scientific name for It is Pongo abelii.

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What is being done to help and protect these animals? According to WWF, "  ...collaborate with various partners to protect forests in the Bukit Tigapuluh landscape, an important area where an orangutan population is being introduced." They are trying to save the forsets!

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Sumatran Orangutans spend most of their time swinging on trees in the Rainforests

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World Rainforest Movement

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Orangutans are known as gardeners of the forest. They play a vital role in seed dispersal and in maintaining the health of the forest ecosystem, which is important for people and a host of other animals. Without the orangutan, the ecosystem and the species included will suffer.

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Join a cause. There are many organizations that help to protect orangutans and their habitats. ...

1. Buy FSC-certified products. ...

2. Say no to Paseo & Livi paper products. ...

3. Avoid Products that contain palm oil. ...

4. Become an activist. ...

5. Go Green. ...

6. Spread the Word.