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The Tapanuli orangutan can only be found in South Tapanuli in the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. They are 1 of 3 orangutan species. As of 2018, there were only an estimated 800 individuals remaining in the wild. This makes them the most endangered of all the world’s great apes. […]

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This article was originally published on Critter Science.

The western hoolock gibbon can be found in India. They prefer mixed evergreen forests, such as dipterocarp forests, and often times in mountainous terrain. These primates are also found in rural settings, such as plantations and gardens. Hoolocks face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of […]

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