International Orangutan Day Crossword

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  1. 6. this huge spiky fruit is the favorite fruit of orangutans; it's best known for its stench, which has been likened to sewage, rotting flesh and smelly socks
  2. 7. barrel-rolling orangutans who appear as recurring antagonists in the Donkey Kong video game series
  3. 9. Because orangutans stay with their mothers until they are at least seven years old, orangutans have the longest ___ ____ of any land mammal.
  4. 10. Some adult male orangutans develop flaps of fatty tissue on both sides of their face - known as _____ - which develop when they're fully mature, at around 35 years old.
  5. 12. All orangutan species are ______ endangered.
  6. 16. Orangutans are ___ ___, as opposed to monkeys, and are closely related to humans, having 97% of DNA in common.
  7. 18. an international organization of primatologists, anthropologists, ethicists, and others who advocate a United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Great Apes that would confer basic legal rights on non-human great apes: bonobos, chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans
  8. 19. How many species of orangutan are there?
  9. 20. With no more than 800 individuals in existence, the _____ orangutan is the most endangered of all great apes.
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  1. 1. ____ makes up around 60% of an orangutan's diet, but when it’s scarcer they also eat some weird sounding things, like soil and tree bark.
  2. 2. the orangutan advisor to Caesar in The Planet of the Apes franchise
  3. 3. These great apes are only found in the wild on the islands of _____ and Sumatra.
  4. 4. the ambitious royal orangutan from The Jungle Book who wants to learn the secret of fire
  5. 5. Some Sumatran orangutans use ____ - like sticks to get termites, ants or bees out of tree holes.
  6. 7. Adult male orangutans have a beard and _______.
  7. 8. Unlike many other members of the
  8. 11. Orangutans are mostly active during the day, making them ____.
  9. 13. the genus name of orangutans
  10. 14. Orangutans are the _____ tree-dwelling animal.
  11. 15. ________ and hunting are the biggest threats to orangutans.
  12. 17. Orangutans spend most of their time in the trees, making them the most ____ of the great apes.