ACTlVlTY SHEET 5
ARE YOU UP TO THE CHALLENGE?
SUMATRAN ORANGUTAN QUIZ
Visit the orangutan house, the Longhouse or listen to the orangutan talk to find out
more about this utterly amazing endangered species.
1. What are the names of the youngest orangutans at Durrell?
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2. How can you tell which is the adult male orangutan?
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3. Where do the orangutans at Durrell sleep?
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4. Which other animals do the orangutans share their home with in the
wildlife park?
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5. Where in the world do orangutans come from?
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6. Why are oranguatns endangered?
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7. What can we do to protect orangutans?
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8. Make a list of the specialist skills (adaptations) that orangutans have.
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ACTlVlTY SHEET 5
ARE YOU UP TO THE CHALLENGE?
SUMATRAN ORANGUTAN QUIZ
Visit the Longhouse
to feel some real
orangutan hair.
How does it feel compared
to your own hair?
Can you colour the picture in
in a way that describes how
the hair feels?
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