Orangutan Quiz: Trivia Questions and Answers

Orangutan Quiz: Trivia Questions and Answers
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Orangutans are ape-like apes, one of the closest to humans in DNA homology. Earlier they inhabited the whole of Southeast Asia, but nowadays they live only in Borneo and Sumatra.

The Orangutan Quiz consists of 10 multiple choice trivia questions. Test your knowledge of this animal!

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1. Where can orangutans be currently found?

2. Which genus do orangutans belong to?

3. What is the current conservation status of orangutans?

4. When was the Tapanuli orangutan identified?

5. The name "orangutan" is derived from the Malay and Indonesian, what does it mean?

6. When did the largest known primate, Gigantopithecus, become extinct?

7. Who was the first to scientifically describe the orangutan?

8. What is the average weight of an adult male orangutan?

9. What is the average height of an adult female orangutan?

10. What was the first country to recognize a non-human primate as having legal rights?

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