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 Did You Know The Use of Palm Oil is Endangering Orangutans?

2/21/2015

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PictureSarah with Bearded Dragon


My name is Sarah. I am 10 years old 
and in 5th grade. I love animals  and 
want   to   be  a  wildlife veterinarian 
someday. I  have  taken care of three 
cats,  a dog,  a  bearded   dragon  and 
thirteen    fish.    I    have  also  helped 
numerous   wild   animals   including 
baby rabbits and a robin. 

by Sarah
Orangutans are awesome animals! They belong to the primate group, so they are "cousins" of gorillas, gibbons, and chimpanzees. Many people think an orangutan is a monkey, but unlike a monkey orangutans have no tail. That means that they grab things with their hands and feet like humans. 

Humans and orangutans have a ton in common. Orangutans carry 94% of human genes. Cool right? In fact, the name "orangutan"  means man of the forest. It is from the Malay language. Orangutans are endangered. This means that there is not nearly as many orangutans as there were 40 years ago. The main cause of extinction is palm oil leading to habitat loss.  But there are other reasons, like babies getting caught and sold as well.
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Palm oil is a vegetable oil produced by the palm fruit. You are probably wondering what has Palm oil in it? Well the answer is many things! Things like chips, ice cream, cookies, lotions, laundry detergent and even toothpaste! It is creating problems including animal cruelty, climate change, and habitat destruction. According to the website www.saynotopalmoil.com, workers from palm oil factories have cleared 300 football fields of  rain forests per hour! Workers are chopping down trees forcing orangutans to die because orangutans live in trees so when they get cut down orangutans are homeless and die. Lastly there is babies getting caught and sold as pets. This act is illegal but people are enthralled with their adorable faces and funny personalities. People pay a lot of money for a baby orangutan, all illegal animal trade adds up to $10,000,000,000 a year! People do not know the proper care for a baby orangutan because it is not like you can go to a pet store and buy a care guide for an orangutan, so they die. Those reasons are exactly why orangutans are endangered. 

Thank you for reading this and don't use Palm oil for orangutan's sake!

Credits:
www.orangutanrepublik.org
saynotopalmoil.com
www.workaholics.org
enchantedlearning.com
animals.national geographic.com
6 Comments
Emily
2/23/2015 10:57:43

Hi I think this is a great story you picked the right girl!!!!

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Natalie
3/5/2015 07:19:12

Great information - very interesting article!

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Bella
3/6/2015 07:00:49

wow that was amazing!!!
I love all of the interesting facts.
I learned a lot of new things you did great!!!!

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Joshua S.
3/12/2015 09:15:50

Amazing article! this is your cousin Joshua and I think this is super great!

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Em
4/25/2015 08:17:12

WOW!!!
That's cool!!!!

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Riley
8/18/2015 19:37:58

Wow! Well done! I learned so much from that! Great job Sarah! Great job!

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