Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. First footage of Sumatran orangutan crossing rope bridge provides new hope for species. Conservationists have new hope for the ...

A camera trap in North Sumatra has recorded a rare conservation first: a Sumatran orangutan using a rope bridge to cross a public road. The young male crossed high above the Lagan-Pagindar road in ...

History was made in Indonesia recently, and it’s a huge win for the wild animals who live there. In April 2026, for the first time on record, a Sumatran orangutan was filmed using a human-made rope ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. For the first time, conservationists have captured video of a Sumatran orangutan using an artificial canopy bridge ...

Credit: Sumatran Orangutan Society / TaHuKah/Cover Images Conservationists have new hope for the future of Sumatran orangutans after filming the first known footage of using a rope bridge to cross a ...