Did You Know??

I was sitting in front of my computer a few minutes ago, and it got me thinking what I should do to kill time.

The clock shows 9.42 pm. I thought of going to bed, but I am not sleepy yet. Plus, the night's still young! It's too early and I'm afraid I'll miss out on a lot of things while I'm asleep.

Then, I reminded myself that I haven't updated our orang-utan blog yet. Apologies to everyone if we have neglected this blog for some time. We have just been too caught up in studying for our August test! With the crazy H1N1 virus that's speculating everywhere, it really is hard to think straight most of the time.

So here I am, sitting in front of my mom's laptop and thinking of what to type out for today's post.

I searched the internet and found a few fun facts on orang utans.

Enjoy, O'Readers of Trading Love: For a New Hope :)

Did you know...

Orangutans have opposable thumbs which means they can touch each of their fingers with their thumb? I wonder how big and long their thumbs really are?

A male orang utan’s cheek pads keep growing for most of their life. Can you imagine how big their cheek pads will be by the time they are 50 years old?

As like humans, orangutans have 32 permanent teeth (the same amount as humans). They have sharp canine teeth. And, of course, the male orangutan has longer canine teeth that they use for threat displays and fighting.

Mosquitoes bother orangutans just like they do humans. The fascinating fact about them is that they will use branches like fly swatters to swish these annoying mosquitos away. Smart, eh?

Watch out for more fun facts about these orang utans!

The orang utan savers,

At your service :)