Friendly face: Wira the orangutan was the mascot of the 16th Commonwealth Games held in Kuala Lumpur in 1998.
HAVE you taken a look at the Jata Negara recently? One of its distinctive features is a pair of tigers supporting the shield, which symbolises strength and courage. How about Wira, our orangutan mascot of the 16th Commonwealth Games held in Kuala Lumpur in 1998?
The Malayan tiger and Bornean orangutan are two of the 306 species of wild mammals found in Peninsular Malaysia and in our Bornean states of Sabah and Sarawak respectively.
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