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Orangutan is erroneously spelled "orangatang". Also, orangutans are not monkeys. The emojis are a false depiction of the graceful of the great ape, native to Indonesia and Malaysia.

Additionally, did you know that orangutans are the most arboreal of the great apes and spend most of their time in trees? That's right! Their hair is also reddish-brown, instead of the brown or black hair typical of chimpanzees and gorillas. Males and females differ in size and appearance. Dominant adult males have distinctive cheek pads and produce long calls that attract females and intimidate rivals. Younger males do not have these characteristics and resemble adult females. Orangutans are the most solitary of the great apes, with social bonds occurring primarily between mothers and their dependent offspring, who stay together for the first two years. Fruit is the most important component of an orangutan's diet; however, the apes will also eat vegetation, bark, honey, insects and even bird eggs. They can live over 30 years in both the wild and captivity.

So next time someone asks you to spell orangutan correctly, you can inform them of these interesting facts, and laugh together about such a silly spelling error. After all, we're just human, not majestic orangutans, native to Indonesia and Malaysia.