This newly discovered orangutan species could soon go extinct

Scientists have discovered a new species of orangutan — but there are so few individuals that the new species is the rarest great ape on Earth.
Until now, we thought there were only two species of orangutan: the Sumatran and Bornean orangutans, both of which are critically endangered. The new species, called Pongo tapanuliensis, is found in the isolated Batang Toru forest in Sumatra, Indonesia. And it’s estimated that there are fewer than 800 individuals left, making it very vulnerab