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Tapanuli-orangutan

National 7 years ago

Medan street art becomes iconic tribute to Tapanuli orangutans

Stunning street art depicting orangutans created by globally renowned artists have become an icon of Medan, the capital of North Sumatra, the province where the rarest ape in the world, Pongo tapanuliensis, live and where their numbers are dwindling.

Opinion 7 years ago

China-backed Sumatran dam threatens the rarest ape in the world

The plan to build a massive hydropower dam in Sumatra as part of China’s immense Belt and Road Initiative threatens the habitat of the rarest ape in the world, which has only 800 remaining members.

National 8 years ago

Newly discovered orangutan species is most endangered great ape: study

A new species of orangutan has been discovered in the remote jungles of Indonesia, immediately becoming the world's most endangered great ape, researchers said Thursday.

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