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1. Animals Orangutan What are they? Orangutans are large apes, they mostly live in trees which makes them arboreal. They are covered with reddish brown hair, and have a very large bulky body, a thick neck, short legs and strong arms. Orang-utans are much like humans, they have four toes and opposable thumbs, four fingers and opposable thumbs and they also have the same senses as us.

How many are there? There are 12,000 to 15,000 orang-utans in Bornea and 4,000 to 6,000 in Sumatra.

Which (if any) are endangered? Orangutans are extremely extinct, experts believe that could become completely extinct in the next 10 years. They decreasing rapidly because of loss of habitat, also baby orang-utans are caught and sold as pets around the world.

Where in Indonesia are these animals can be found? Orangutans live in Indonesia and Malaysia on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. These are the only places where they live in the wild.

Some of the problems being faced by both people and animals in the area? Orang-utans are becoming extinct because of deforestation which is the cutting down of trees in their habitat, this makes the orang-utans loose their homes and food and results in them moving to different areas which eventually get cut down too to produce palm oil. The orang-utans could possibly move into the nearby towns and scare the Indonesian people, they could react badly and hurt the orang-utans.

The environment in which they live in? The orangutan lives in the tropical rain forests of Asia, the orang-utans environment has dense forest tree tops that they have ability to move through. The tropical rain forest climate is very humid because of all the rainfall, which amounts to about 250 cm per year. The rain forest has lots of rain because it is very hot and wet. This climate is found near the equator.

The animal's requirements for food and shelter? All orangutan make their home in the trees and make nests at night out of leaves and branches. Usually 70-100 feet off the forest floor. Orangutans are frugivorous (fruit eating). Ninety per cent of their diet consists of fruit but orangutans also eat nectar, honey, bark, leaves, insects and fungi. An orangutans’ favourite fruit is the durian. Durians are renowned for their horrible smell but orangutans love them.

Factors which are affecting the animal's ability to live in the wild. Orangutans are losing their homes in the rainforest. Tropical rainforests are being cut down for wood to make paper and furniture and the land cleared to grow palm oil for using as fuel and as an ingredient in lots of foods. Baby orangutans are also taken from their mothers to be sold as pets.

Sumatran Tiger: What are they? The Sumatran tiger is a tiger subspecies that inhabits the Indonesian island of Sumatra. It was classified as critically endangered by IUCN in 2008 as the population is projected to be 441 to 679 individuals

How many are there? There are 400 to 500 sumatran tigers left in the wild and captivity in the whole world.

Which (if any) are endangered? Sumatran tigers are critically endangered. Even without any further losses of these magnificent animals,, the present populations are so small that they are vulnerable to severe environmental catastrophes, as well as genetic problems typical of small populations.

Where in Indonesia are these animals can be found? Found only on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. 400-500 wild tigers live on the island's 5 national parks and 235 Sumatrans live in zoos around the World.

Some of the problems being faced by both people and animals in the area? In Sumatra, tiger habitat is shrinking fast with timber resources being exploited on a large scale. The tiger in Sumatra faces little hope if its present distribution continue to be substantially reduced and populations become small, fragmented and isolated from one another.

The environment in which they live in? Their habitat ranges from lowland forest to sub-mountain and mountain forest including some peat moss forests.

The animal's requirements for food? In the wild, their preferred prey seems to be wild boar and deer, and they can eat more than 40 pounds of meat at one time.

Factors which are affecting the animal's ability to live in the wild. Deforestation.

Proboscis Monkey What are they? The Proboscis Monkey is are medium sized arboreal, they are one of the world's most distinctive monkeys. They have a long fleshy nose, and a large swollen stomach. The male is almost twice the size of the female, they both have tails which as big as their body. They are light orange colour, with a pinkish face. The head, shoulders, legs and tail are all grey in colour.

How many are there? There 7,000 Proboscis Monkeys in the world, these numbers are decreasing quickly.

Which (if any) are endangered? All Proboscis Monkeys are endangered.

Where in Indonesia are these animals found? Proboscis Monkeys live in Borneo, they used to be more widely spread throughout the coastal mangroves.

Some of the problems being faced by both people and animals in the area? The regions that these monkeys live in are threatened by deforestation, the mangroves in which they live in are used for lumber. The people that live in these areas are exposed to pollution from the trucks is involved in deforestation.

The environment in which they live in? A mangrove is a tree, shrub, palm or ground fern, generally one half metre in height, that normally grows above mean sea level in marine coastal environments

The animal's requirements for food? Proboscis Monkeys eat fruit and leaves, they also have the ability to digest poisonous foods.

Factors which are affecting the animal's ability to live in the wild. Deforestation