Sumatran Orangutan Female Skull Replica

Description

Sumatran orangutan female skull replica measures 8.4 x 4.9 x 6.6 inches. Pongo abelii skull is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of a California Academy of Sciences specimen. 2-part skull (separate cranium and mandible). 1:1 scale. Made in USA.

Sumatran orangutans come from the northern part of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Their range is restricted to the northern provinces, mainly Aceh and North Sumatra. They are slender apes with long, shaggy reddish-orange hair and long facial hair. Their calls sound like long, echoing groans.

These apes are mostly plant eaters. They love ripe fruit with large seeds, leaves, bark, and insects like ants. Mothers raise their babies along, giving birth to a single infant about once every seven to nine years.

An orangutan breaks off a tree branch about a foot long, snapping off the twigs and frays one end with its teeth. They use the stick to dig in tree holes for termites. They also poke bee nests to catch honey.

Orangutans spend almost all their life high up in the rainforest canopy. They use log, strong arms to swing through the ranches. These smart apes travel slowly, moving about half a mile each day. They are highly active during the day, spending over half of their waking hours looking for fruit.

At night, they build fresh sleeping nests high in the treetops. They fold branches together to make a secure and comfortable bed.

Adult males look very different than females because they grow large, fleshy cheek pads. Males live mostly alone. Females often gather around big fruit trees to eat.

Scientific Classification

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Mammalia
• Order: Primates
• Suborder: Haplorhini
• Infraorder: Simiiformes
• Family: Hominidae
• Genus: Pongo
• Species: P. abelii
• Binomial name: Pongo abelii Lesson, 1827
• Conservation status: Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)

Angie, the Sumatran orangutan female skull loves making baskets, she is very talented. She has opened a basket-weaving school.

Anthony, the Sumatran male skull replica, is her assistant that helps the students get started with making their baskets.

Sammy, the Sumatran juvenile skull replica, passes out snacks for all the students to make sure everyone is not hungry.

Stephen, the Bornean male orangutan skull replica, collects all the supplies needed from the canopies in the forests and delivers them to the school.

Angies school makes a lot of money. Angie is a very kind orangutan and she donates seventy-five percent of the profits to saving endangered orantutans. Heart warming, isn’t it.