Tapanuli orangutans were only identified as a separate species in 2017 – so although they’ve been around for millennia, it took us humans a long time to work out that they’re different from their Sumatran and Bornean cousins. Tragically, as soon as they were identified, they immediately became the most Critically Endangered Great Ape.
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https://www.theorangutanproject.org/weblog/2023/03/21/scorpion-foundation-saving-tapanuli-orangutans/