great ape

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"Through strengthened domestic protection, climate-responsive planning, and global financial and technical assistance, we can still prevent the first modern extinction of a great ape species."

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

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

As exciting as this great ape baby boom is for L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

The idea for this research came from about 15 years of working with captive great ape populations.

From National Geographic • Dec. 18, 2023

With him is a great ape: Big Foot.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson