Specifically, the Tapanuli orangutan had a significantly smaller skull and significantly larger canines. “Even though it was only one sample,” Nurcahyo said, “the differences were so big ...

In 1997, a team of Australian researchers discovered an isolated population of orangutans in the Tapanuli districts of North Sumatra, and it was assumed the animals belonged to one of the two ...

A new orangutan species has been found hiding in the forests of Sumatra. The Tapanuli orangutan is only the third orangutan species, and the seventh non-human great ape. But they may not be around ...

Orangutans living in forested foothills on the Indonesian island of Sumatra represent a previously unknown species, researchers say. The name P. tapanuliensis refers to three north Sumatran ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Scientists designated the Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) as a new species in 2017, and it was immediately noted as being the rarest ...

On November 20, 2013, the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme got a call about an injured orangutan found in the mountainous region of Tapanuli. "He had cuts on his face, on his head ...

Since then, a research project has unpicked their biological secret. The species has been named the Tapanuli orangutan - a third species in addition to the Bornean and Sumatran. Early on in their ...

Only 800 Tapanuli orangutans are left in their home in the forests of Sumatra in Indonesia. Tapanuli orangutans are the world's rarest apes. Now researchers are worried that the species is at risk ...

atang Toru ecosystem has come under the national and international spotlight in the last few years, due to its unique character and valuable biodiversity, especially the newly discovered Tapanuli ...