The orangutan a dignified tree top mandarin is a species in critical danger of becoming extinct in the next 10 years if more efforts are not made in Indonesia to enforce laws to protect the orangutan and its habitat. In Sumatra the indigenous people call it mawas , and in many Dayak languages it is called maias . The orangutan Pongo pygmaeus is today only found in Borneo and Northern Sumatra.
Orangs have blue skin that can be seen through the sparse red hair that covers their entire body.
The Bornean orangs are slightly different in their appearance compared to the Sumatran orangs. The Bornean orangs usually have thinner, more maroon hair, and the Sumatran orangs have a longer, lighter, more gingery, fleece like hair, especially under the arms. The arms of an orangutan are very long and powerful. Both the hands and feet are powerful and curved, with shortened thumb and great toe, and long second to fifth digits. There are several reasons why the orangutans are on the critical endangered list.