Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about orang utans and more…

Here’s an amazing orang utan fact: 97% of the orang utan’s DNA is identical to that of a human! In fact, the name ‘orang utan’, when translated from Malay to English literally means ‘person of the forest’. Not surprisingly, they are extremely intelligent creatures that have the ability to think, feel and express emotion the way we do.

If you do spot an orang utan, you’ll know it. This is because they can have a distinctive, reddish-brown coat of fur. Click on the various parts of the orang utans shown below or their surroundings to get the run-down on everything you’ve ever wanted to know about this magnificent mammal.