| Comprehension Questions |
| #1 |
What do orangutans do in order to sleep? |
every night they make new nest from leaves and branches |
| #2 |
How does a babysitter tell what an orangutan is feeling? |
The orangutan facial expressions show whether it is happy or angry |
| #3 |
What do orangutans hate? How do they avoid it? |
Orangutans hate to get wet. They hold leaf umbrellas over their heads |
| #4 |
How long do orangutan mothers nurse their babies? |
five or six years |
| #5 |
Why is it important to rescue the baby orangutans and return them to the rain forest? |
Orangutans are endangered, and they need tropical rain forests to find food. |
| Babysitting an orangutan |
| #1 |
What are some ways that humans help baby orangutans? |
They feed them. They help them learn what foods to eat. They give them baths so the babies won't get skin diseases. |
| #2 |
Why do babysitters give milk to the young orangutans? |
Milk is good for orangutans. |
| #3 |
Why do babysitter teach the orangutans to climb? |
To prepare them for life in the rain forest |
| #4 |
Why do orangutans orphans need babysitters? |
The orangutans' mothers have been killed, and the babies are helpless |
| #5 |
When is a 'good babysitter's' job done? |
When the baby grows up and can go off into the rain forest and live as a wild ape. |
| Misc. |
| #1 |
What is Camp Leakey? |
a place where orphaned orangutans are cared for. |
| #2 |
Where is Camp Leakey located? |
Located in the middle of a rain forest on the island of Borneo |
| #3 |
What is something that the orangutans at camp leaky like to do? |
The orangutans at Camp Leakey like to hug. |
| #4 |
What do baby orangutans eat? |
Bananas |
| #5 |
How are baby orangutans like, yet unlike humans? |
Both depend on their caretakers for food, are messy eaters, grab at things they want, an need baths. But orangutans eat leaves and insects, and hate getting wet. |
