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Orangutan at the Zoo, Jakarta on July 11, 2018. The evolution of the orangutan has been more heavily influenced by humans than was previously thought, new research reveals. Studies of the species living in heavily human-impacted habitats, such as oil palm and forestry plantations, highlight that the apes can adapt to survive in such areas, at least in the short term. In the research paper published in the journal Science Advances, the team argues this view overlooks how humans, over thousands of years, have shaped the orangutan known today. But the study indicates the orangutan that existed before modern humans and arrived in Southeast Asia 70,000 years ago may have been quite different. (Photo by Afriadi Hikmal/NurPhoto)

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