num_pages: 32
description: This book invites children to explore the fascinating world of orangutans. Young readers can learn how baby orangutans spend up to eight years with their mothers, gradually gaining the independence to survive in the forest, and how they use their long arms to travel through the tree tops and build new nests each evening to sleep in. With their expressive faces and personalities, and their close genetic relationship to humans - with about 96 percent identical genes - they captivate us. Includes a table of contents, index, sidebars, and full of extraordinary photography throughout.
language: English
title: Welcome to the World of Orangutans
titlecomplete: Welcome to the World of Orangutans (Welcome to the World Series)
ratings_count: 2
publisher: Walrus Books