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Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus)CONSERVATION STATUS: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
The Bornean orangutan is one of only three species of orangutans; each is classified as a great ape and together they are the only great apes native to Asia. Inhabiting the equatorial island of Borneo...
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Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii)CONSERVATION STATUS: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
Orangutans are the only great apes found in Asia, specifically on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo. Fossils found in Java, China, and Vietnam indicate that they once roamed larger territories than they do today. Originally thought to be one species, two distinct...
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Tapanuli Orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis)CONSERVATION STATUS: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
Everything we know about the Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) is limited to a single population remaining on the island of Sumatra, in a region called Batang Toru, south of Lake Toba. Less than 800 Tapanuli orangutans live here, restricted to the...
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