Closeup of an Orangutan Hand With Palm Open
This is the open palm and extended fingers of an Orangutan or Pongo Pygmaeus.
Orangutans are considered Great Apes and live naturally in the Borneo and Sumatra region.
They are very striking in their physical similarities to humans.
The tallest Orangutan ever recorded was approximately 5'-9", but
their arm spans can be up to 8' long.
Orangutan mothers raise their kids to about the age of 10.
The oldest known orangutan lived to be 62 years old.
Their arms are much longer in comparison to humans.
Similarly to humans, they will talk to each other about the past.
The ability is called Displaced Reference and it's one of their amazing cognitive abilities.
In this photo, you can see that like humans, this orangutan has five fingers with finger prints, flat nails, opposable thumbs, similar palm creases, and so on.
It's strange looking at a wild animal that looks and acts so much like your own species.
It leaves you with more questions than answers.
