Figure 1: “Tapanuli Orangutan.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 11 Nov. 2019, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapanuli_orangutan.
The Pongo Tapanuliensis, also known as the Tapanuli Orangutan, was classified as a new species in 2017. This new species of Orangutans was found in the Batang Toru Ecosystem of Sumatra. The first sighting of their species was technically in 1997 when some researchers were doing a survey in the region. After finding this orangutan, they conducted lots of research to determine if this was another species or not (“New Species of Orangutan Announced”).
Work Cited
“New Species of Orangutan Announced.” WWF, World Wildlife Fund, 2 Nov. 2017, www.worldwildlife.org/stories/new-species-of-orangutan-announced.
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