orangutan的意思|orangutan的解释-里氏词典

orangutan [o'ræŋu`tæn]

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orangutan

[ noun ]
large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits
<noun.animal>

Orang-outang \O*rang"-ou*tang`\, Orang-utan \O*rang"-u*tan`\, n.
[Malayan [=o]rang [=u]tan, i. e., man of the woods; [=o]rang
man + [=u]tan a forest, wood, wild, savage.] (Zo["o]l.)
An arboreal anthropoid ape ({Pongo pygmaeus}, formerly {Simia
satyrus}), which inhabits Borneo and Sumatra. Often called
simply {orang}. It is now an endangered species. [Written
also {orangutan}, {orangutang}, {orang-utan}, {ourang-utang},
and {oran-utan}.]
[1913 Webster +PJC]

Note: It is over four feet high, when full grown, and has
very long arms, which reach nearly or quite to the
ground when the body is erect. Its color is reddish
brown. In structure, it closely resembles man in many
respects.

She will be taken to the Sepilok orangutan sanctuary in Sandakan, 1,030 miles east of Kuala Lumpur on Borneo island, then returned to the jungle after about six months of rehabilitation, officials said.
Despite some earlier research by Vietnamese, East German and French scientists, very little is known about the giant, which is related to the orangutan, chimpanzee and gorilla.
The second orangutan will remain in the Antwerp Zoo in Belgium because it has become accustomed to captivity, and the monkeys have been sent to the Paris zoo, he said.
We spent more money on the gorillas than we have on the orangutans, but I think we've built an innovative habitat," said Maple, a primate behavior specialist who helped build the zoo's reputation for orangutan breeding and research.
The orangutan made its way atop an aviary as visitors who had entered the zoo since the 9 a.m. opening were cleared from the area.
Appointed mascot was Wira the orangutan, representing an endangered species of ape found only in Borneo and Sumatra. Independence Day, Aug. 31, is the anchor for 84 major events, 14 festivals and nine exhibitions.
The discovery was debunked in 1953 when scientists learned the remains were a human skull only a couple of hundred years old with an orangutan's jaw joined to it.

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