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Adult Male Orangutan in the Trees

Photo: Adult male orangutan traveling low in the forest
With arms reaching 7 feet (2.1 meters) from fingertip to fingertip, orangutans are aptly suited for a life in the trees of Southeast Asia.
Photograph by Tim Laman

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