monkey: A group of fairly large primates, all of which lack tails. They include gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, orangutans, gibbons, and humans. Most people tend to place humans into a separate subcategory based on a number of special characteristics. These include larger brains, greater intellectual abilities (including the ability to speak), and the ability to walk on two legs.
Borneo: The largest island in Asia and the third largest in the world, it is mountainous, covered with vast rainforests and sparsely populated. Part of the island belongs to Indonesia, a small part to Brunei and the rest to Malaysia.
Endangered: An adjective used to describe species that are in danger of extinction.
Extinct: An adjective describing a species that has no extant species.
forest: An area of land covered mostly by trees and other woody plants.
Apes: A term used to refer to most great apes (large tailless primates). This includes gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, orangutans, and humans. Most scientists tend to place humans into their own subcategory based on some special characteristics. These include larger brains, greater intellectual abilities (including the ability to speak), and the ability to walk on two legs. The only “lesser” ape is the gibbon.
insect: As adults, they have six arthropod legs and three body segments: head, thorax, and abdomen. There are hundreds of thousands of species of insects, including wasps, beetles, flies, and moths.
nurse: (in biology) A term referring to a mother nursing her young, or an individual who cares for other animals in a community.
nut: (in biology) The edible seed of a plant, usually enclosed in a hard protective shell.
Orangutan: A member of the great ape family (which also includes gorillas, chimpanzees, and bonobos), these red-haired, tree-dwelling animals share 97 percent of their genes with humans. They live for 60 years and weigh between 48 and 130 kilograms (105 and 286 pounds) as adults, depending on sex, age, and health, with males being larger. They have opposable thumbs (like humans) and thumbs that help them grasp objects.
Primates: The order of mammals that includes humans, apes, monkeys, and related animals (such as tarsiers, daubentonia, and other lemurs).
seed: A group of similar organisms that can survive and produce offspring that can reproduce.
Sumatra: It is part of the island nation of Indonesia and is one of Indonesia’s larger islands (in fact, it is the sixth largest island in the world).
tool: An object made or acquired by a person or another animal and used to serve some purpose, such as reaching for food, protecting oneself, or grooming oneself.
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