An+Orangutans+Diet



= **Orangutans live in rainforests amongst all the plants and fruit trees so it isn’t surprising that almost 90% of what they eat is made up of various types of fruit. ** = = = = = = = = **Imagine living on mostly fruit! Just like us though, Orangutans also have to have their daily intake of nutrients to stay healthy so as well having consuming the sugars and fats from all the fruit, they also eat leaves and nuts to get the proper amount of carbohydrates and protein. ** = = = = = = = = **Because Orangut ****ans eat a lot of fruit (they usually eat for about six hours a day) they also have a lot of seeds pass through them and play an important role in spre﻿ading the seeds to keep the cycle going. ** =