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How do orangutans use leaves and other vegetation during rain?

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An illustration of a female Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) with long reddish-brown fur, hanging from tree branches with one arm extended upward and one leg hooked over a branch. A scale bar at the bottom shows lengths of 30 centimeters and 12 inches for size reference. — orangutan Female orangutans (Pongo) have the longest breeding interval of any mammal, giving birth on average once every eight years.

Orangutans frequently use vegetation to protect themselves from the rain. Unlike other great apes, they utilize leaves and other plant materials as a form of shelter or cover during wet weather.1