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TIL: Orangutans Build Comfy Nests to Sleep in

TIL: Orangutans Build Comfy Nests to Sleep in

Do you love jumping into a comfy bed at the end of the day? So do orangutans! Join National Geographic Explorer Panut Hadisiswoyo to learn about this great ape's peculiar sleeping arrangements.

Grades

5 - 12+

Subjects

Biology, Ecology, Conservation

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