As a result, confrontations are rare. However, when two males do spar , it usually amounts to nothing more than an aggressive show of charging, breaking limbs, and other displays of strength. One of the males usually backs down. Otherwise, the orangutans grab and bite each other until one gives up. Since they are single adults, orangutans have no family structure.
Mothers raise one child at a time.
The child in not weaned for up to three years and rides on its mother s back during that time. Females usually have one child every six years. This approach attempts to have fewer offspring that are given large amounts of care and nurturing.