Sumatra’s Deadly Floods May Have Pushed a Rare Ape Closer to the Brink of Extinction

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By By Nicholas KusnetzDec 16, 2025, 8:27 pm334 ptsTop
A new study says the flooding that killed more than 1,000 people has also likely killed dozens of a critically endangered orangutan. Climate change and deforestation likely made the damage worse. By Nicholas Kusnetz Nearly three weeks after a cyclone ripped through northern Sumatra, killing hundreds of people,…

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