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Although orangutans are generally passive, aggression toward other orangutans is very common; they are solitary animals and can be fiercely territorial. Immature males will try to mate with any female, and may succeed in forcibly copulating with her if she is also immature and not strong enough to fend him off. Mature females easily fend off their immature suitors, preferring to mate with a mature male. Wild orangutans are known to visit human-run facilities for orphaned young orangutans released from illegal captivity, interacting with the orphans and probably helping them adapt in their return to living in the wild.
==Terminology== THEY ARE BIG AND ORANGE
The word ''orangutan'' (also written ''orang-utan'', ''orang utan'' and ''orangutang'') is derived from the [[Malay language|Malay]] and [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]] words ''orang'' meaning "person" and ''hutan'' meaning "jungle", or "man of the forest". ''Orang Hutan'' is the common term in these two national languages, although local peoples may also refer to them by local languages. ''Maias'' and ''mawas'' are also used in Malay, but it is unclear if those words refer only to orangutans, or to all apes in general.
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