of orangutans live beyond the borders of protected areas, often very near forest villages where they've been historically ...

Some breast-feeding Irish moms rushed to help a pregnant orangutan who didn’t know how to feed her babies — personally demonstrating their technique to her through glass in an incredibly ...

By Kristine Sabillo Despite years of research into their complex behavior and intelligence, orangutans remain critically ...

World Orangutan Day 2025 highlights urgent conservation needs as new research shows orangutans share human-like behaviors.

Through often-startling stories detailing the wonder of wildlife, a Melbourne environmentalist hopes to convince people that ...

These magnificent apes have long arms, an orange coat and are very intelligent. Find out everything you need to know about ...

Memphis Zoo celebrated International Orangutan Day with Chickie, one of their four Sumatran orangutans, enjoying toys and her ...

Orangutan in the wild applied medicinal plant to heal its own injury, biologists say By Bill Chappell (NPR) May 3, 2024 1:05 p.m.

In the early days of BOS Foundation’s orangutan rehabilitation centers, there were playgrounds for the many orphaned orangutans, but it was quickly apparent that these would not be enough to ...

An orangutan at Australia's Perth Zoo was captured on video "evicting" a possum that had invaded its enclosure by hurling it from the top of a tall tower in front of shocked visitors.

An orangutan named Rocky is helping scientists figure out when early humans might have uttered the first word. Rocky, who is 12 and lives at the Indianapolis Zoo, has shown that he can control his ...

Animals An orangutan will have a chance to find her mate — through Tinder January 31, 2017 More than 8 years ago ...