Thursday, November 2, 2017

New orangutan species found in Indonesia

A new species of orangutan has been identified in

remote Indonesian forests and immediately becomes the most endangered type of great ape in the world with just 800 individuals, scientists said on Thursday.
The Tapanuli orangutan, found only in upland forests in North Sumatra, differs from the other two species of orangutan in the shape of its skull and teeth, its genes, and in the way the males make long booming calls across the jungle, they said.
"The differences are very subtle, not easily observable to the naked eye," Prof. Michael Kruetzen of the University of Zurich, who is part of an international team, told Reuters.