Dictionary of Human Evolution and Biology
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-id > 9:3
A
a > ada
ada > age
age > all
all > amo
amo > ant
ant > api
api > art
art > aug
aug > azy
B
b > bay
bay > bil
bil > bip
bip > bod
bod > brc
brc > byp
byp > byt
C
c > cap
cap > cec
cec > cha
cha > cho
cho > cir
cir > cod
cod > com
com > con
con > cra
cra > cue
cue > cyt
D
d > del
del > dev
dev > dir
dir > dol
dol > dz
E
e > eja
eja > end
end > epi
epi > euk
euk > exp
exp > eye
F
f > fer
fer > flu
flu > fov
fov > fxj
G
g > gen
gen > ger
ger > gol
gol > gro
gro > gyr
H
h > hea
hea > het
het > hom
hom > hyb
hyb > hyp
I
i > ind
ind > int
int > irr
irr > ivf
J
j > jux
K
k > kne
kne > kyp
L
l > lav
lav > lif
lif > lom
lom > lys
M
m > man
man > max
max > men
men > mex
mex > mis
mis > mon
mon > mul
mul > mz
N
n > neo
neo > non
non > nyc
O
o > omn
omn > ori
ori > oxy
oxy > oxy
P
p > par
par > pat
pat > per
per > phy
phy > pla
pla > pol
pol > pos
pos > pri
pri > pro
pro > pul
pul > pyr
Q
q > quy
R
r > rec
rec > rep
rep > rhi
rhi > ryb
S
s > sch
sch > sem
sem > she
she > sis
sis > soc
soc > spe
spe > sta
sta > sub
sub > sur
sur > sze
T
t > tem
tem > thi
thi > tor
tor > tre
tre > two
two > tys
U
u > uti
uti > uv
V
v > vin
vin > vul
W
w > wis
wis > wyo
X
x > xyy
Y
y > yun
Z
z > zyg
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Pongo Pygmaeus
Orangutan (meaning
forest
man
in a Malay language); two
subspecies
recognized, although there is some movement to consider these separate
species
. Inhabits
tropical rain forests
of Borneo and Sumatra. Primarily
arboreal
, but do descend to ground, particularly the
males
;
diurnal
; quadrumanual climbers; on ground,
locomotion
is a
form
of
quadrupedalism
referred to as
fist walking
. Sexually dimorphic in
body size
and several morphological
features
including
canine
size,
skull
anatomy
, and the presence of large
cheek flanges
on the side of the
face
, and
throat sacs
used in loud
vocalizations
in the
adult
males
; these last two
features
develop about five years after
puberty
.
Body mass
ranges
from 35 to 50 kg in
females
, 60 to 90 kg in
males
.
Dental formula
: 2.1.2.3; primarily frugivorous with leafy supplements; some
data
suggests differences in
diet
between
males
and
females
.
Noyau
social behavior
.
Full-Text Search Entries
Pongo Lacepede, 1799
(Hominoid genus to which the orangutan belongs. See
Pongo pygmaeus
.)
Bornean orangutan
(Vernacular for
Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus
.)
crenulation
(Wrinkled appearance (secondary folding) of enamel on the occlusal surface of the teeth of some ...)
orangutan
(Vernacular for
Pongo pygmaeus
.)
Ponginae
(... contains
Pongo pygmaeus
and its subspecies among ...)