Summary: exhibit them in the markets for a great matter, giving out that they are pigmies that they have captured in the country of the Giiambra, which is the name they give to India on that side. And they sell them at a great price to merchants, who carry them to other countries to sell. And these merchants again will sell them to kings and great lords, as great rarities.” This refers to the orangutan, found in Borneo, Sumatra, and the Malay Peninsula, which, being tailless and having a human-like face, was skillfully manipulated by the islanders as a source of profit and deception. The accounts of Marco Polo, though sometimes fantastical, provide valuable insights into the geographical knowledge, trade routes, and customs of the regions he visited, shedding light on the early connections between East and West.