In 2004, a new species of monkey was discovered in the Indonesian rainforest. The monkey, which has been named the Tapanuli orangutan, is a critically endangered species that is believed to number only around 800 individuals.
The Tapanuli orangutan was first discovered by a team of international scientists who were conducting a survey of the Sumatran rainforest. The scientists were amazed to find a new species of orangutan, which is the most genetically distinct of the four orangutan species that …