Orangutan means “person of the forest” in the Malay language. Orangutans are great apes (猿). Wild orangutans live on two islands—Sumatra and Borneo in Southeast Asia. Orangutans have long and powerful arms, fingers and toes. These help them climb and swing between trees in the rainforest.
猩猩在马来语中的意思是 “森林中的人”。猩猩属于类人猿（猿）。野生猩猩生活在东南亚的苏门答腊岛和婆罗洲岛。猩猩拥有长而有力的手臂、手指和脚趾。这有助于它们在雨林中的树木间攀爬和摆动。
Orangutans mostly eat fruit. They also eat leaves, flowers, and sometimes insects. Over 300 different types of food have been found in their diet. Orangutans play a very important role in spreading fruit and plant seeds in the forest. This helps to keep their rainforest home healthy.
猩猩主要吃水果。它们也吃树叶、花朵，有时也吃昆虫。在它们的食物中发现了 300 多种不同的食物。猩猩在森林中传播水果和植物种子方面扮演着非常重要的角色。这有助于保持雨林家园的健康。
Orangutans are smart and intelligent. They create and use tools to get seeds from fruit. They also use tools to catch insects from the insides of trees. Orangutans memorize the rainforest where they live. This helps them know which trees have ripe (成熟的) fruit. They build a sleeping nest each night made of branches (树枝) and leaves.
猩猩聪明伶俐。它们创造并使用工具从果实中获取种子。它们还使用工具从树的内部捕捉昆虫。猩猩会记住它们生活的雨林。这有助于它们知道哪棵树上有成熟的果实。它们每晚都会用树枝和树叶搭建一个睡觉的窝。
However, orangutans are in great danger. Scientists say that there are less than 62, 000 orangutans remaining in the wild. Young orangutans are sometimes caught and sold as pets. Orangutans are also hunted for food. The biggest problem is that orangutans are losing their homes. Millions of rainforests are cut down each year for palm oil (棕榈油). Palm oil can be used to make candy bars, cookies, shampoos, soaps, and pet food. Most of the palm oil produced in the world is from Sumatra and Borneo.
然而，猩猩正面临着巨大的危险。科学家们说，野生猩猩的数量已不足 62,000 只。年幼的猩猩有时会被捕捉并作为宠物出售。猩猩还被猎杀作为食物。最大的问题是猩猩正在失去家园。每年都有数百万片雨林被砍伐，以获取棕榈油。棕榈油可用于制作糖果、饼干、洗发水、肥皂和宠物食品。世界上大部分棕榈油产自苏门答腊岛和婆罗洲。
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