Their next step was to analyze 1300 fecal samples of wild apes (some turned out to be from gorillas) and identify several places in which SIVcpz was widespread in chimp communities. (sciencemag.org)
The findings, says Goldberg, are a cautionary tale about human interactions with wild apes. (news.wisc.edu)
With only around 27 000 wild apes left in scattered patches of forest on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, the orang - utan is vulnerable to extinction. (newscientist.com)