The truth is that orangutans are on a knife-edge right now, staring into the precipice of extinction. Their numbers are dropping, their homes disappearing. Extinction is not reversible.

The statue has been created as part of the zoo's programme to educate visitors on the risks facing orangutans A giant statue of ... the plight of the critically endangered species.

KOTA KINABALU: A type of giant hairy pitcher plant which ... as a new species and classified as Critically Endangered. Named after the Orangutan whose scientific term is Pongo, this plant ...