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| A male orangutan can weigh up to 155 pounds. A female can weigh half that much. The length of an orangutan is 44 to 54 inches. The length of a full grown male's arms can be up to 7 feet, when fully apart. As the male gets older and larger they develop cheek and neck pouches. | 
| The orangutan has a brown face and orange fur. The orangutan is compared to people. Orangutans protect themselves by swinging from tree to tree. The orangutan is a mammal. It is a vertebrate too. | 
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