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The current population of orangutans cannot be accurately calculated; however, it is estimated that the number of individuals remaining is: 104,000 Bornean orangutans, 14,000 Sumatran orangutans, and 800 Tapanuli orangutans. [3] The number of Bornean orangutans has decreased by more than 60% in 60 years, and the population of the Sumatran ...
The orangutan taxon is now known to be paraphyletic to other (African) hominids. The orangutans are the only surviving species of the subfamily Ponginae , which genetically diverged from the other hominids ( gorillas , chimpanzees and humans ) between 19.3 and 15.7 million years ago.
Ponginae / p ɒ n ˈ dʒ aɪ n iː /, also known as the Asian hominids, is a subfamily in the family Hominidae.Once a diverse lineage of Eurasian apes, the subfamily has only one extant genus, Pongo (orangutans), which contains three extant species; the Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii), the Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) and the Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus).
Rudi Valentino, the oldest male orangutan in North America, died at the Houston Zoo on Tuesday at the age of 45. Reuters visited the Houston Zoo four days before Rudi’s death to highlight his ...
Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelli) Hominoidea is a superfamily of primates. Members of this superfamily are called hominoids or apes, and include gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, gibbons, bonobos, and humans. Hominoidea is one of the six major groups in the order Primates. The majority are found in forests in Southeastern Asia and Equatorial Africa, with the exception of humans, which have ...
The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium threw a party Sunday for Dumplin the orangutan, who was born in Dallas, Texas, on July 21, 1974. Dumplin came to Columbus in 2013.
A wounded orangutan was seen self-medicating with a plant known to relieve pain. It's the first time an animal has been observed applying medicine to a skin injury.
It premiered on Channel 4 on August 15, 2018, later released in 2019 in the United States. The second season began airing in July 2019, but further seasons were halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] Following a three-episode miniseries, Becoming Orangutan, a third season was ordered for production and premiered on August 15, 2024. [2]