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Sumatran Orangutan
Pongo abelii · Southeast Asia
Requirements at a glance
- Scientific name
- Pongo abelii
- Status
- Critically Endangered
- Biomes
- Tropical
- Temperature
- 18–33 °C
- Land area
- 780 m²
- Shelter
- 15 m²
- Climbable
- 120 m²
- Barrier
- Grade 3 · 3 m
- Group size
- 1–6 (1♂ / 6♀)
- Temperament
- Confident
- Food / period
- $1,248
Building the habitat
The land area is a hard floor: 780 m² for the enclosure itself, plus 15 m² of shelter on top. Barrier grade 3 at 3 m contains the animal without overspending on fencing you do not need.
Keep the habitat inside 18–33 °C. Temperature is one of the most common reasons a habitat quietly loses welfare, because it never triggers the alarm that hunger does.
Group limits matter more than most players expect: mixed groups run 1–6, capped at 1 male and 6 female. Exceeding the male cap is what causes fights — not total headcount.
Habitat temperature
Terrain mix
Land area vs. the roster
Species it can share a habitat with
The Zoopedia lists 6 neutral companions. Neutral means no welfare penalty, but no shared enrichment bonus either — build to the largest space requirement of the group.
HabitatNorth Sulawesi Babirusa
HabitatWild Boar
HabitatSiamang
HabitatGreat Hornbill
HabitatJavan Green Magpie
HabitatMalayan Tapir
Budgeting this habitat
Food runs about $1,248 per period. See how that compares across the roster in our food cost ranking, or start from the best starter animals if this is a first zoo.
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Biome: Tropical
Figures from the official Planet Zoo 2 Zoopedia, checked 2026-10-21; patches can change them — trust your in-game build menu if they differ. Official entry. Artwork © Frontier Developments; used here for identification.