Endangerment of orangutans

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/endangerment-of-orangutans

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Pongo (comprising Pongo pygmaeus, Pongo abelii, and Pongo tapanuliensis)
2. What is the habitat?Tropical rainforests of Borneo (Kalimantan, Sarawak, Sabah) and Sumatra (Indonesia)
3. What are the three types of orangutans?There are three species: the Bornean orangutan, the Sumatran orangutan, and the Tapanuli orangutan. Each lives on a different island in Indonesia or Malaysia.
4. Why are orangutans losing their homes?Their forests are being cut down for palm oil farms, other crops, logging, mining, and roads. This makes it hard for them to find food and safe places to live.

Endemic: Native or restricted to a certain country or area, found nowhere else.
Habitat Fragmentation: The process by which large, continuous habitats are broken into smaller, isolated patches.
Keystone Species: A species that has a disproportionately large effect on its environment relative to its abundance.