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DIET AND ACTIVITIES

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Orangutan
(Pongo spp.)

Orangutans primarily eat fruit (figs, durian, mangoes, etc.), but they also consume leaves, bark, soil and occasional bird eggs or insects
Some orangutans have been observed catching and eating a primate called a slow loris
Orangutans are active during the day and spend almost all of their time in the trees (arboreal)
Orangutans make nests of leaves and branches in the trees where they sleep for the night