Os orangutangos sao a especie mais em risco com especial destaque para os de Sumatra. O habitat natural do orangutango esta a desaperecer rapidamente devido ao crescimento de plantacoes dedicadas a producao do oleo de palmeira - um ingrediente barato que se encontra em centenas de produtos vendidos nos supermercados britanicos. As nossas habituais compras semanais estao a ter um impacto catastrofico nas duas mais fascinantes especies em todo o mundo.
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