Great Apes

Large, tailless primates: gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, orangutans and humans.

4 entries

Bornean OrangutanPongo pygmaeusA critically endangered red-haired great ape of Borneo's rainforests that lives mostly alone in the treetops and eats mostly fruit.ChimpanzeePan troglodytesAn endangered, tool-using great ape of African forests that lives in large communities.Sumatran OrangutanPongo abeliiA critically endangered red-haired great ape of Sumatra's rainforests that lives mostly alone in the treetops and eats mostly fruit.

Western Lowland GorillaGorilla gorilla gorillaA critically endangered great ape of Central Africa that lives in small family troops led by a silverback.