Jungle fun with free orangutan coloring pages for kids. These 20 detailed black and white pages allow you to bring these iconic great apes to life with color!
Orangutans are some of the largest apes on the planet, and live in the jungles of Indonesia and Malaysia. They are known for their distinctive ginger fur and dextrous bodies that they use to swing around jungle canopies.
They are also highly intelligent and a true sight to behold, and that’s why they’re a favorite of many animal enthusiasts.
This collection has different depictions of orangutans, ranging from stylistic and cartoony to detailed and realistic, for you to enjoy. As you color, there will also be some fun facts and trivia for you to learn, so let’s head to the jungle for some fun!
20 Free Orangutan Coloring Pages To Print And Color
1. Cartoon Orangutan Hanging From A Tree Coloring PDF
Despite their size, orangutans love to spend a lot of time high in the trees. In fact, they’re the largest tree-dwelling animals on the planet. The dexterity they have in their hands and feet allows them to cling to branches and navigate canopies with ease.
2. Orangutan Baby Playing With Leaves
Isn’t this baby orangutan so adorable? I love the way the hair on their heads sticks up like that, and you can make the hair look more textured with lots of small strokes with your coloring tools. Did you know that a baby orangutan will stay with its mother for around 7 years?
3. Orangutan Climbing A Tree
This furry orangutan is exploring new heights as it climbs this vine. It may look a bit different from the orangutans most people picture, but there are actually three different species of orangutan, which vary in appearance.
4. Orangutan Drinking Water From A River
When you or I want a drink of water, we would probably pour a glass and drink from it, but an orangutan like this one may just hop in the river and drink as it bathes. Hey, it gets the job done!
5. Orangutan Eating Bananas
Much like many primates, orangutans love to tuck into a banana. Unlike some of their primate brethren, they will often peel the bananas before eating them. That would probably make them a lot tastier.
6. Adult Orangutan With A Banana
Previously, we saw a baby orangutan snacking on a banana, and now we can see that adult orangutans also love to eat this tasty fruit! You can tell by the look on his face that he’s enjoying his snack.
7. Orangutans Together
These two adult orangutans are looking after this little baby, and it makes for a lovely little scene to color! Male orangutans don’t typically have much to do with their young, but some female orangutans will form small communities to help raise them.
8. Orangutan Holding Onto Vines
Someone’s swinging by to say hello! Orangutans use vines and branches to get around, and the feats they can perform are quite incredible. Their long arms help them to reach higher places and perform these acrobatics. Some orangutans can have an arm span of more than two meters from fingertip to fingertip.
9. Orangutan In A Zoo Habitat
Many people love to see orangutans in zoos and other enclosures, and these can play an important role in conservation. Unfortunately, wild orangutans are under threat with dwindling numbers, so these kinds of places can help to keep their numbers higher.
10. Orangutan Looking In A Tree Hollow Coloring Sheet
What may seem like a normal tree hollow to us could be a little home for an orangutan. This particular one is quite a stylish guy with his spiky hairdo!
11. Orangutan Lying On A Branch
When I take a nap, I prefer a nice soft bed, but orangutans need to make do with what they can get! I can’t pretend this branch looks particularly comfortable, but he doesn’t seem to mind it too much.
12. Orangutan Mother With Baby
Look at how much this mother orangutan cares for her little baby! Orangutans have a long life span that can range between 30 and 50 years. So, all going well, that baby has a long life ahead of it!
13. Orangutan Perched On A Log
We all need a place to sit and reflect on life, and this orangutan has chosen this log to do just that. What do you think could be going through his mind here?
14. Orangutan Resting In The Rainforest
Doesn’t this picture make you feel a bit sleepy? It makes me want to settle down for some relaxing coloring fun, and if it makes you feel the same thing, then you can take it slow and chill out while coloring it.
15. Orangutan Sitting In Tall Grass
Orangutans are such gentle giants, and seeing this one sit in a grassy field just helps to reinforce this reputation. There is something so calm and lovely about this scene, and it will look even better with your color choices!
16. Orangutan Scratching Itself
This orangutan is having a good old scratch while looking at us! Many orangutans seem to have very small eyes, but it’s actually a bit of an illusion, as their eyes are mostly obscured by flaps of skin.
17. Orangutan Swinging Between Trees
Let’s swing into action, shall we? This orangutan is having a great time as he swings from this branch, and there is plenty of room for you to draw some additional background details, too.
18. Orangutan Walking On All Fours
This orangutan is using all four legs to get around. While this is their preferred method of traversal, they are capable of walking on two legs as well.
19. Orangutan Reaching For Food
When food is growing high up on a tree, an orangutan with its long arms may be one of the only animals that could reach it!
20. Realistic Orangutan Face Coloring Page
Once you have colored this orangutan face, you could cut it out, tie a string to it, and then use it as a mask!Similar to Orangutan Coloring Pages
After You Color Your Orangutan Pages
- Draw a picture of King Louie the orangutan from The Jungle Book with these orangutans.
- Look up some other animals that live alongside orangutans, like tigers or elephants.
- Cut out some plants and leaf shapes from colored paper and stick them to the pages to make a textured environment.