Orangutan

Facts and Figures
- The two species of orangutan are Borneo and Sumatran orangutans
- In the wild orangutans often live until they are 45 years of age
- Fruit makes up 65% of their diet
- Around 50,000 remain in the wild compared to 315,000 in 1900
- Sumatran orangutans are the most endangered, with just 7,000 in the wild
- Research suggests that orangutans are the most intelligent animals on earth after humans
How Does Your Money Help?
- Helping to protect existing areas of rainforest
- Working to enforce to restriction of the live orangutan trade
- Just £35 allows WWF to employ four wildlife wardens to carry out a whole day of patrolling in Malaysia
