A Creature I Will Miss

It's well known that many creatures are going to become extinct over the next few decades.  Unless humans become less greedy, selfish, and obsessed about money, large numbers of creatures will disappear.  Which creature will you miss when it's gone?  What do you know about its habits/ behavior?  Please write about it in your next post.

In my case, I'm fond of orangutans (and some other creatures).  Of all the great apes, they are the ones that most enjoy spending a long time in trees. Their hair is reddish-brown, instead of the brown or black hair typical of chimpanzees and gorillas, and they sometimes look a little bald, like me. Orangutans are the most solitary of the great apes, with social bonds occurring primarily between mothers and their dependent offspring, who stay together for the first two years. Fruit is the most important part of an orangutan's diet, however, they  also eat vegetation, bark, honey, insects and even bird eggs. They can live for over 30 years.

Orangutans are among the most intelligent primates; they use a variety of sophisticated tools and construct elaborate sleeping nests each night from branches and foliage. The apes have been extensively studied for their learning abilities.  I had an interesting meeting with one in an animal sanctuary when I was on holiday in Malaysia .  Maybe it wanted to learn English from me, because it tried to climb up and sit on my knee.  It was too big though, so the staff took it away.