[jeevan159]

Hi all.

Which sentence should i use?

a) The Orang Utan is a hairy animal

b) Orang Utan is a hairy animal.

Can I omit the word "the" ?


Regards
Jeevan

[susan53]

No. You need "The" here. "The" is used with generic reference to describe a species of animal. Another example would be : The tiger is in danger of extinction - we're not talking about a particular tiger but the whole species.
This has already been discussed here if you want more details : Generic reference the

[jeevan159]

Thank you very much.

Regards
Jeevan

I am also confused by the usage of "the ", now I know. all of what you said is really helpful to me. thanks so much.