The Sumatran orangutan is one of the three species of orangutans. Critically endangered, and found only in the north of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, it is rarer than the Bornean orangutan but mor
Sumatra Orang Utan im Pongoland
Sumatra Orang Utan Pongo pygmaeus abeli Tierpark Hellabrunn 1
Close-up of an adult male, Tierpark Hagenbeck, Hamburg
At Bukit Lawang, Indonesia
The Tapanuli orangutan is a species of orangutan restricted to South Tapanuli in the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. It is one of three known living species of orangutan, alongside the Sumatran orangu
Sumatran orangutan
…and found only in the north of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, it is rarer than the Bornean orangutan but more common than the recently identified Tapanuli orangutan, also found in Sumatra. Male Sumatran orangutans grow to about 1.7 m (5.6 ft) tall and 90 kg (200 lb), while females are smaller, averaging 90 cm (3.0…
Pongo tapanuliensis female
Males of each orangutan species (from left to right): Bornean, Sumatran, Tapanuli