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Orangutans (Pongo) is a genus belonging to the Great Apes (Hominidae) family and consists of three species found in the tropical forests of Southeast Asia: Pongo abelii (Sumatran), Pongo pygmaeus (Bornean), and Pongo tapanuliensis (Tapanuli). They are the largest primates that live primarily in trees. In 2001, mitochondrial DNA analyses confirmed P. abelii and P. pygmaeus as distinct species, and in 2017, P. tapanuliensis was identified as an independent species based on morphological and geneti