Four days of rain slashed population of world's rarest orangutans, study saysClimate change-induced weather events are pushing orangutan populations to extinction, says a study.26 mins agoAsia

Researchers have found that a four-day period of heavy rain in Borneo drastically reduced the population of the world's rarest orangutans, highlighting the vulnerability of these animals to extreme weather events. Climate change-induced weather events are increasingly threatening the survival of orangutans, which are already endangered due to habitat loss and fragmentation.

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