orangutan

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Six-month-old Punch became an internet sensation after footage of him clinging forlornly to zookeepers and dragging around a stuffed orangutan toy were widely shared on X.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 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

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

Conservationists working in the region believe it is of the Tapanuli orangutan, a species that was only discovered in 2017.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

The zoo had recently acquired her; she was the first orangutan the zoo had, and was one of the first apes in England.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman