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THIS BEARDED MALE ORANGUTAN'S PENSIVE EXPRESSION CLEARLY SHOWS WHY NATIVES OF BORNEO CALL IT "THE MAN OF THE FOREST." The Solitary Orang The abiding impression observers have of orangs may be summed up in such adjectives as antisocial and lethargic. Recent studies made in the wilds of In- donesia confirm their solitary lives, and adults seem to carry their antisocial nature to an extreme, even though in their youth they were active and playful like other young apes. Males travel alone and com- pete wi live alone with two, sometimes three, offspring. Both appear to be lethargic, usually proceeding through the trees at a slow, deliberate pace, moving quickly only in times of extreme danger. Each characteristic may well be due to their eating habits: chiefly fruit eaters, the males and females have incompatible feeding cycles: and the location of fruit far out on the branches has taught them to move cautiously in pursuit of a meal. 81

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