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Did you know that some insects are shaped like leaves and twigs so that they can hide safely in trees from predators?


Orangutans in trouble


Orangutans in trouble
Orangutans, which live only in Borneo and Sumatra in Indonesia, are in critical danger of extinction. The last 10 years have seen logging and forest fires which have destroyed much of their habitat. Their numbers have fallen by one-third over the last decade, to 20,000, and their population levels continue to drop by 1,000 individuals a year, making this great ape the most endangered of all the great ape species.
15 MAY 2000
The Globe and Mail
15 MAY 2000

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