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orangutan
noun
orang·u·tan
ə-ˈraŋ-ə-ˌtaŋ 
-ˈraŋ-gə-,
-ˌtan
: a largely herbivorous arboreal anthropoid ape (Pongo pygmaeus) of Borneo and Sumatra that is about ²/₃ as large as the gorilla and has brown skin, long sparse reddish-brown hair, and very long arms
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But when her father rescues a baby orangutan, Kéria begins to reconnect to her Indigenous roots, as well as her Penan cousin Selaï.
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
One such lesson may have just taken place in Indonesia, where a male orangutan was seen caring for an open wound in a way humans have never seen orangutans do before.
—Julia Daye, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
One such lesson may have just taken place in Indonesia, where a male orangutan was seen caring for an open wound in a way humans have never seen orangutans do before.
—Julia Daye, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
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“Orangutan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orangutan. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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