Sumatran orangutan
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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
Critically endangered
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An IUCN Red List critically endangered species is one that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. As of
Sumatran orangutan
…The Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) 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 more common than the recently identified…
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