And they love the attention. While male orangutans are solitary and do not raise their young, offspring receive a uniquely lengthy period of intensive mothering. They only have babies every eight years or so . The babies nurse for up to six years. Females may stay around their moms for fifteen years.
Fruit is found in clumps, large distances apart.
After all, mature female orangutans weigh at least 36 kilograms, and mature male orangutans can weigh over 90 kilograms. Yet they spend the majority of their time eating, moving and sleeping in trees. But neither difficulty in finding food, nor difficulty in moving around, is the orangutans' biggest problem. The forests where they live are being logged to supply hardwood, and clearing of land for agriculture has led to devastating forest fires. Poachers are also killing females to capture and sell their infants as pets.