Nature

New Orangutan Species Filmed for First Time

Clip: Season 39 Episode 4 | 3m

Watch the first moving images of a Tapanuli orangutan mother and her infant. When the Tapanuli orangutan was named in 2017, it became the newest, and in the same moment, most endangered great ape on Earth.

Aired: 11/11/20 | Rating: NR

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