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Tapanuli orangutan

primate

Also known as: Pongo tapanuliensis

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In orangutan
abelii) and the Tapanuli orangutan (P. tapanuliensis) are limited to northern Sumatra. Orangutans possess cognitive abilities comparable to those of the gorilla and the chimpanzee, which are the only primates more closely related to humans.
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