NEW SPECIES OF
ORANGUTAN FOUND
G'day folks,
It was way back in the 1930s when
researchers had first claimed that there was an isolated population of
orangutans living in the Batan Toru forests in western Sumatra.
However,
it took decades of comprehensive research, genetic tests and field
observations, along with comparison from the male skeleton structures of
countless orangutans to confirm the finding of a new species.
Finally,
in 2017, Pongo tapanuliensis was identified as a different species of
orangutans.
There are only about 800 individuals left of these orangutans and they
occupy 1100 kilometers (1100000 meters) of forests in North Sumatra.
Compared to other orangutans known from Sumatra and Borneo, these
animals have smaller heads and a flatter face. Scientists also believe
that the Pongo tapanuliensis is closer to their Bornean counterparts.
Clancy's comment: One of my all time favourite animals. Disturbing to know that there are only 800 left?
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