The orangutan who speaks like a human | BBC Earth

Closely related to humans, orangutans 🦧 share nearly 97% of our DNA. These primates are found only in rainforests of Southeast Asia’s islands of Borneo and Sumatra, and are threatened by rapid deforestation and poaching. Today, only 55,000 to 65,000 orangutans remain in the wild. All three species, the Sumatran Orangutan, Bornean Orangutan and Tapanuli Orangutan, are listed as Critically Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. You can help protect critical habitat for

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