Borneo and sumatran orangutan facts

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Borneo and sumatran orangutan facts is discussion very interesting to study, partly because the orangutan is one highly protected species and if you look at some recent cases you will find that the relationship between the orangutan to humans very bad in Sumatran and Borneo forest. Save orangutan is mandatory action that orangutan conservation can work very well (both from the government, society, company or orangutan protection laws).

Borneo orangutan facts:

1. Borneo Orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus, is a species native island of Borneo orangutan. Together with the smaller Sumatran orangutan, Borneo orangutans to the genus Pongo can encounter in Asia. Borneo Orangutan has a long life time for 35 to 40 years in the wild, while in captivity can reach the age of 60 years.

2. Picture Borneo forest development are becoming increasingly diminished.

3. Borneo Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) had a body weight of about 50-100 kg (males) and 30-50 kg (females) with an average height of 1.5 meters.

4. Borneo Orangutan that consists of three subspecies Pongo pygmaeus morio, Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus, and Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii.

5. Borneo Orangutan is omnivorous animal though more like plants. The food are fruit, leaves, bark, flowers, bird eggs, insects, and other small vertebrates. Borneo's endemic animals active during the day (diurnal).

6. Subspecies Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus (Northwest Bornean Orangutan) can be found in Sarawak (Malaysia) and northwestern Borneo. Subspecies Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii(Central Bornean Orangutan) is located in Central Kalimantan and the southern part of West Borneo. while the subspecies Pongo pygmaeus morio (Northeast Bornean Orangutan) found in East Kalimantan (Indonesia) and Sabah (Sepilok orangutan rehabilitation is one of the places located in sabah, malaysia). If you want to see directly the lives of orangutans in their natural habitat then orangutan tours is one choice or you can try borneo orangutan tour to see orangutans in the wild.

7. Borneo orangutan population is more than the Sumatran orangutan. Its population is estimated at between 45,000 to 69,000 individuals (Caldecott and Miles 2005). To participate in the development of the orangutan population then you can join orangutan adoption program.

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Borneo orangutan

Sumatran orangutan facts:

1. Sumatran Orangutan or Pongo abelii is among the 11 most endangered mammal in Indonesia.

2. Sumatran orangutan population is estimated only about 6,500 individuals (MoF, 2007).

3. Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii) is almost similar to the Borneo orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) but has a smaller body size. Sumatran orangutan height approximately 1.25 to 1.5 meters with body weight range 30-50 kg (females) and 50-90 kg (males). Another characteristic of the Sumatran orangutan is a great posture, long arms and strong, short legs, and no tail. In his body covered with feathers (hair) in maroon.

4. As an animals endemic of Sumatran, Sumatran Orangutan can only be found on the island of Sumatra. Some areas are a major habitat, among others, in northern Sumatra (Aceh and North Sumatra) as in the Gunung Leuser National Park and Wildlife Bukit Lawang. The last few years orangutan conservation projects have made ​​the Sumatran orangutan reintroduction into the Thirty Hill National Park (Jambi and Riau).

5. The more rare and declining population Sumatran Orangutan caused by damage forest. The Sumatran tropical forests by UNESCO as a world heritage site degradation due to conversion of palm oil plantations, mining, clearing, both legal and illegal logging, settlement and forest fires.

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Sumatran orangutan

Top Ten Mountain gorilla facts

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Mountain gorilla facts - The discussion this time we will discuss about the facts of the mountain gorilla from Africa. Maybe it's widely seen and known that the gorilla is one of the highly protected animals and mountain gorilla is endangered species. Here will be a little exposed some facts that will make your mind to remember how important the protection of the mountain gorillas (african mountain gorilla). 

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mountain gorilla pictures

The first fact of mountain gorillas.
Since the mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) found late 1902, the population of these animals is declining due to illegal logging, poaching mass, and the illegal pet trade. 

The second fact
mountain gorilla habitat, currently there are about 700 mountain gorillas left on earth, and nearly half live in the Virunga mountain forests of central Africa. These gorillas live on the green volcanic slopes of Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the area is often the case that the slaughter of animals by humans, so here gorilla could not escape unscathed during the hunt. 

The third fact
Many conservation efforts have been made in order to save the mountain gorilla, and it is believed that their numbers will be stable or even increasing slowly. But they still face a serious threat here, that the loss of habitat and poaching. 

Facts fourth
Gorillas can climb trees, but are usually found in soil and bersosial live up to 30 individuals. Gorilla society is composed of an interesting social structure. The group, led by a dominant male gorilla adult or an older, often called silver because silver hair that adorn the plot behind dark fur. Members of the group include several other young males, several females and their offspring. 

Facts fifth
The group leader leads all activities like eating, nesting in leaves, and moving in an area of ​​0.75 to 16-square-mile (2-to-40-square kilometers) in area. 

Facts sixth
Those young stud is considered as challenges that tend to be frightened by the dominant males with impressive ferocity and demonstrate physical strength. Dominant males will stand up, tear apart the surrounding objects, creating an aggressive appearance, and showing big chest while shouting loud calls or release a frightening roar. However, despite the display of physical force as a beast, but the gorillas generally have a calm temperament and nonaggressive unless they are disturbed. 

Facts seventh
mountain gorilla population - BBC reported, the mountain gorilla population decline due to poaching, armed conflict, deforestation and disease. The number of gorillas in the Virunga National Park is estimated only 211 left in the wild, while the number is estimated no more than 720. Virunga National Park covers an area of ​​three countries in Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Uganda with an area of ​​7800 km square. This area is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage in 1979. 

Facts eighth
If you want to do mountain gorilla trekking, mountain gorilla safaris, and mountain gorilla tours, then you are obliged to visit the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Uganda. Gorilla charity events we need to encourage to the maximum, so that the mountain gorillas not perish. 

Facts ninth Female
gorillas give birth to one baby gorilla after nearly nine months of pregnancy. Unlike their powerful mother, newborn very small weighing two pounds, and is only able to cling to their mothers fur. Baby gorilla continues to be in the back of their mother from the age of four months to two or three years in their first life. 

Facts tenth
Young gorilla aged three to six years as impressive as human life in childhood. Most of their days are spent playing, climbing trees, chasing each other, and swing from one branch to another branch.

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Mountain gorilla

Bengal cat personality, cost, breeders

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Bengal cat personality, cost, breeders

Bengal cat is a cat lover, loves, loves to be friendly, very active and was always wanted to play and love the water. Bengal cat owner will automatically be very dear to him, because the characters are good and unique, they are able to satisfy the owner.

Bengal name itself comes from the scientific name of the Asian Leopard Cat is often referred to as the Bengal Tiger.

Bengal cats big and little forms of body length, have some kind of official colors, such as brown-black spotted, marbled brown-black, snow-spotted and snow-marbled. Popular variation is the brown-black spotted as almost to resemble the appearance of the Asian Leopard Cat. Brown spotted and brown marbled have big eyes, expressive, alert, almond shaped blue or green. Snow colors available with blue eyes or the other.

A geneticist and breeder cats in California try to cross the Asian Leopard Cat with the American Shorthair. Intermarriage patterns aims to get "spotted wild cat" on domestic cats. Furthermore daughters offspring are crossed back to his father that produced kittens with spotted pattern that became known as the Bengal race. This race is a descendant of the wild cat and still rare.

In 1973 Dr. Centerwall University of California crosses the continuing program to get the Asian Leopard Cat Feline Leukemia resistant to disease caused by a virus. Race of 1983 was registered in the association / federation TICA, while Fife federation only recently admitted it. Bengal was introduced in France in 1991.

In February 1998, a bengal cat named Cato, holds the record as the world's most expensive cat. Cato purchased by Cindy Jackson (London, England) at a price of $ 41,435 (about U.S. $ 372.6 million). Cindy herself was a world record holder as the most plastic surgery ever. The record's most expensive cat only lasted until 2005.

Bengal cat head shape large and rather long, but smaller than the portion of his body. His neck is big, long and muscular, balanced with head size. Nose large and wide, while the skin of the nose is red with a black outline. Ear medium and facing forward. Eyes wide and round like almond, green or amber.

Color patterns are characterized bengal tabby spotted a blackish color, brown or cinnamon, and black horizontal lines the shoulder section, as well as a ring-shaped circle on the tail with a dark tip. Orange base color is preferred. Also known classic tabby pattern that looks like oyster pattern on the thighs and butterfly pattern on the shoulders.

Bengal cat is a cat race smart and active. One of his trademark is a favorite for water, they like to be part of his body soaked with water. They love to bathe and soak in the bathtub with the owner.

Bengal cat personality, cost, breeders

Bengal cat price (just side information)

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Bengal cat (image from dailypets.co.uk)

This is the same cat Ashera cat (market price of these cats ranged from $ 22,000 to $ 28,000. But there are also hypoallergenic version is released for $ 37,000. Ashera cat most expensive ever sold for $ 125,000, with the snow leopard motif.), it is also the result of the marriage of cross between a domestic cat with jungle cats asia. market price of the cat is actually relatively similar to the price Maini coon. but in 1998 bengal cat named fur ball sold for $ 42,000 (bengal cat price).

Bengal cat

Bengal cat