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Bornean Orangutan

Pongo pygmaeus

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Field Notes

Description:

Orangutans: We share 97% of their DNA, but have destroyed 80% of their habitat. Palm Oil Plantations are a major threat to orangutan habitat and survival.

Habitat:

Learn more about the links between orangutans and palm oil, and how to help, here: http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/about_forests/deforestation/forest… .

Notes:

Photo: Mother Gara and her new son Goldie in Borneo, Indonesia - 2014

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PublishedJuly 26, 2014

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