Tapanuli orangutan

noun

A species of orangutan, Pongo tapanuliensis, native to South Tapanuli in the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

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nounTapanuli orangutan (plural Tapanuli orangutans)

plural Tapanuli orangutans

  1. A species of orangutan, Pongo tapanuliensis, native to South Tapanuli in the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

    The Tapanuli orangutan survives in northern Sumatra and it is already the most endangered great ape in the world; researchers estimate less than 800 individuals survive.

    2018 April 23, Jeremy Hance, The Guardian
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