{"id":10106,"date":"2022-04-02T15:00:49","date_gmt":"2022-04-02T22:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangutan.com\/?p=10106"},"modified":"2025-10-14T19:43:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T02:43:48","slug":"ape-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangutan.com\/ape-awareness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Fast Facts in Honor of Ape-ril"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Happy <strong>Ape-ril<\/strong>, aka Ape Awareness Month! Wild ape species face a multitude of dangers and destruction, including habitat loss, hunting, and poaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangutan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2-ous-in-tree.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/orangutan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2-ous-in-tree.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10111\" width=\"227\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangutan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2-ous-in-tree.jpg 248w, https:\/\/orangutan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2-ous-in-tree-213x300.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">In honor of <strong>Ape-ril<\/strong>, we have compiled 10 of the most interesting ape and orangutan facts! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong>   There are two types of lesser apes, and 4 types of non-human great apes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Lesser apes: gibbons (South-East Asia) and siamangs (South-East Asia)<\/li><li>Great apes: gorillas (Africa) bonobos (Africa), chimpanzees (Africa), and orangutans (South-East Asia)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. <\/strong> Apes are primates, and primates are mammals that have hair instead of fur, fingernails, opposable thumbs, large brain-to-body size, grasping fingers, fingerpads\/prints, depth perception, and a reduced sense of smell. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong>  Some of the key differences between apes and monkeys are apes&#8217; longer lifespan, larger body size, larger brain-to-body size, and lack of tail. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. <\/strong> Orangutans share nearly 97% of their DNA with humans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangutan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/215002_117761381652943_4580735_n.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/orangutan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/215002_117761381652943_4580735_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10107\" width=\"349\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangutan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/215002_117761381652943_4580735_n.jpg 720w, https:\/\/orangutan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/215002_117761381652943_4580735_n-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5.<\/strong>  Orangutans are the only primarily arboreal (tree-dwelling) great ape, and the largest tree-living mammal in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6.<\/strong>  There are 3 species of orangutan (Bornean, Sumatran, and Tapanuli) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>7.<\/strong>  The Tapanuli orangutan (<em>Pongo tapanuliensis<\/em>) was finally described as its own distinct species in 2017 and is classified as the most endangered species of great ape. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>8. <\/strong> There are 3 subspecies of Bornean orangutan, <em>Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus<\/em> which is located in N.W. Borneo; <em>Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii<\/em>, which is located in S.W. Borneo; and <em>Pongo pygmaeus morio<\/em>, which is located in N.E. Borneo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>9.<\/strong>  Orangutans have lost over 80% of their habitat in the last 20 years, with an entire third of the wild population dying during fires in 1997-1998. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>10.<\/strong>  An average of 2,000 to 3,000 orangutans are killed every year, with only approximately 50,000 to 65,000 orangutans still left in the wild. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">External Sources:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/centerforgreatapes.org\/about-apes\/\">Center for Great Apes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Ape-ril, aka Ape Awareness Month! 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