LONG-CALL
Orangutan
The forest's puzzle-solving acrobat.
MEET THE FIGHTERS
Orangutan vs Elephant
Tonight's science rumble is set in the visitor lawn, now closed for SCIENCE. No snacks were harmed.
Orangutan
Pongo pygmaeus
Orangutan means 'person of the forest' in Malay.
Mostly fruit, plus leaves, bark, and the occasional insect snack.
Elephant
Loxodonta africana
Elephants can hear thunder from kilometers away through their feet.
Elephants munch 150 kg of plants a day. They are walking salad factories.
Who do YOU think wins?
BRAAAAAMP
Elephant
The walking earthquake.
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