We have received rare images from Andrew Walmsley of the recently discovered new species of orangutan, named Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) restricted to the Batang Toru forests of northern Sumatra with a population of some 800 individuals.
Andrew Walmsley / Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) portrait, Batang Toru, North Sumatra, Indonesia. This is a newly identified species of orangutan, limited to the Batang Toru forests in North Sumatra is with a...
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Andrew Walmsley / Tapanuli Orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) baby swinging from branch, Batang Toru, North Sumatra, Indonesia. This is a newly identified species of orangutan, limited to the Batang Toru forests in North...
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Andrew Walmsley / Tapanuli Orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) portrait of male, Batang Toru, North Sumatra, Indonesia. This is a newly identified species of orangutan, limited to the Batang Toru forests in North Sumatra i...
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Andrew Walmsley / Tapanuli Orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) male feeding on leaf, Batang Toru, North Sumatra, Indonesia. This is a newly identified species of orangutan, limited to the Batang Toru forests in North Sumat...
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Andrew Walmsley / Tapanuli Orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) portrait of male, Batang Toru, North Sumatra, Indonesia. This is a newly identified species of orangutan, limited to the Batang Toru forests in North Sumatra...
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Andrew Walmsley / Tapanuli Orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) mother and baby, Batang Toru, North Sumatra, Indonesia. This is a newly identified species of orangutan, limited to the Batang Toru forests in North Sumatra is...
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Andrew Walmsley / Tapanuli Orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) feeding on leaf, Batang Toru, North Sumatra, Indonesia. This is a newly identified species of orangutan, limited to the Batang Toru forests in North Sumatra i...
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Andrew Walmsley / Tapanuli Orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) portrait, baby 'Bitang' age two years, Batang Toru, North Sumatra, Indonesia. This is a newly identified species of orangutan, limited to the Batang To...
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Andrew Walmsley / Batang Toru forests, North Sumatra, Indonesia. This forest is home to a newly identified species of orangutan, the Tapanuli Orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) with a population of about 800 individuals.
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Andrew Walmsley / Tapanuli Orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) baby hanging on to mother, Batang Toru, North Sumatra, Indonesia. This is a newly identified species of orangutan, limited to the Batang Toru forests in North...
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Andrew Walmsley / Tapanuli Orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) baby hanging on to mother, Batang Toru, North Sumatra, Indonesia. This is a newly identified species of orangutan, limited to the Batang Toru forests in North...
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Andrew Walmsley / Tapanuli Orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) male, Batang Toru, North Sumatra, Indonesia. This is a newly identified species of orangutan, limited to the Batang Toru forests in North Sumatra is with a po...