orangutan

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The area is home to the world's rarest great ape, the tapanuli orangutan, just 800 of which were believed to exist in the wild before the disaster.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

"Revoking permits is not immediately a win," said Panut Hadisiswoyo, a conservationist and orangutan specialist.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

After the vessel transporting his family from India to Canada sinks, Pi escapes to a lifeboat with a zebra, a hyena, an orangutan and a tiger—and his situation gets more complicated with each passing day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Prof Mejjard said he too has seen the picture of the dead orangutan shared by Chandra.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

And orangutan comes from the Malaysian word orang- hutan, which means man of the woods, but dranghutan isn’t Malaysian for orangutan.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon