Keywords: animals dudley zoo and castle dudleyzooandcastle Dudley Zoo 2016 The orangutan is not a monkey, but a great ape, like the chimpanzee and gorilla and, like them, lacks a tail and has long arms. They are the most arboreal, or tree dwelling, of the great apes with only large adult males spending lengthy periods on the forest floor. They are strictly day-active, spending the night in a tree-nest made from branches. They move through the branches using all four limbs. Dudley Zoo 2016 The orangutan is not a monkey, but a great ape, like the chimpanzee and gorilla and, like them, lacks a tail and has long arms. They are the most arboreal, or tree dwelling, of the great apes with only large adult males spending lengthy periods on the forest floor. They are strictly day-active, spending the night in a tree-nest made from branches. They move through the branches using all four limbs. |