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Apes Conservation |
 Cross River Gorillas
| Distribution: |
Cameroon and Nigeria only |
| Weight: |
Females: 70 - 100 kg
Males: 150 - 175 kg |
| Habitat: |
Rainforest |
| Reproduction: |
First birth at 11 years, one offspring every 4-5 years |
| Group: |
One adult male with 3-6 females and offspring |
| Life span: |
35-40 years |
| Status: |
Critically Endangered |
| Message: |
The great apes are our closest relatives, but today they are endangered and all accusing fingers are pointing at us. |
 Chimpanzees
| Distribution: |
Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, CAR, PRC, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda |
| Weight: |
Females: 35 - 45 kg
Males: 45 - 60 kg |
| Habitat: |
Various forest habitats |
| Reproduction: |
First birth at 11 years, one offspring every 5 years |
| Group: |
Multi-male, multi-female groups, of 20 to 60 animals |
| Life span: |
35-45 years |
| Status: |
Endangered |
| Message: |
The main threats to the survival of great apes are habitat destruction, poaching and the bush-meat trade. |
 Bonobo
| Distribution: |
DR Congo |
| Weight: |
Females: 30 - 40 kg
Males: 45 kg |
| Habitat: |
Rainforest |
| Reproduction: |
First birth at 11 years, one offspring every 4-5 years |
| Group: |
Multi-male, multi-female groups, of 10 to 40 animals |
| Life span: |
35-40 years |
| Status: |
Endangered |
| Message: |
Humans do not evolve from great apes or even monkeys, instead we all share a common ancestor. |
 Orang - Utang
| Distribution: |
Indonesia, Malaysia |
| Weight: |
Females: 35 - 50 kg
Males: 70 - 90 kg |
| Habitat: |
Rainforest |
| Reproduction: |
First birth at 10 years, one offspring every 8 years |
| Group: |
Solitary, except mating adults, mother and child |
| Life span: |
35 years |
| Status: |
Endangered |
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