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posted by Fnord666 on Saturday November 04 2017, @11:13PM   Printer-friendly
from the Clyde's-cousin dept.

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-41848816

Scientists who have been puzzling for years over the genetic "peculiarity" of a tiny population of orangutans in Sumatra have finally concluded that they are a new species to science.

The apes in question were only reported to exist after an expedition into the remote mountain forests there in 1997.

Since then, a research project has unpicked their biological secret.

The species has been named the Tapanuli orangutan - a third species in addition to the Bornean and Sumatran.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 05 2017, @02:35AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 05 2017, @02:35AM (#592355)

    "More direct research is needed."