Ancient giant orangutans evolved smaller bodies surprisingly slowly

Wednesday 15th December 2021

Ancient giant orangutans evolved smaller bodies surprisingly slowly

Sumatran orang-utan

Sumatran orang-utan

Giant orangutans that once dwelled in mainland Southeast Asian forests belonged to a single species that gradually shrank in size over nearly 2 million years, a study suggests.

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Richard Freeman
Richard Freeman has been the zoological director of the Centre for Fortean Zoology since 1997, and has authored a number of books on the subject of Cryptozoology. He has carried out many major expeditions in search of mystery animals. He also writes fiction.