1.5 Euro Orangutan

Reverse

On the outside part of the the reverse (common to all the coins), floral designs and animal tracks.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ANIMALES EN PELIGRO DE EXTINCIÓN
1,5 EURO
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Translation: Endangered Animals

Edge

Plain

Comment

They only live on two islands in Southeast Asia: Borneo and Sumatra, which makes them particularly vulnerable to deforestation for oil palm cultivation. In addition, their low reproductive rate and poaching or capture for sale as exotic pets have made them one of the most endangered primate species in the world.
The Bornean orangutan has a characteristic reddish fur and a morphology very well adapted to arboreal life, unlike African apes, which have more terrestrial habits. They are solitary animals, apart from the mating period, the only social interaction they have is the relationship between the mother and her offspring. This relationship lasts for many years. It is the animal on the planet in which the dependence of the offspring on its mother lasts the longest, which is an obstacle to the proliferation of this species.
Like the African great apes, orangutans share much of their DNA with humans. They are endowed with great intelligence, which enables them to make and use tools to facilitate the collection of food (fruits, leaves, honey, insects or birds' eggs). This intelligence is also demonstrated by making nests or beds of branches to spend the night in the trees, at high altitude, and thus keep away from their scarce natural predators, such as the Sumatran tiger or the clouded panther.
After gorillas, they are the second largest primates, with a height of around 1.50 m and a weight of up to 100 kg in the case of adult males. They are animals with a marked sexual dimorphism, with males having very large cheeks or flanges, a symbol of their maturity and dominance, especially striking in the Bornean species, which has similar throat pouches.

Interesting fact

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
2022 M	5000	-	-	-	-	-	-

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