In a recent study, a team of researchers attempted to predict how the application of two global conservation ideas, Half-Earth and Whole Earth, would impact orangutan conservation on the island of ...

Orangutan means "person of the forest" in the Indonesian language. They are the largest arboreal mammal (which means they live in trees) and you can get to know some of them at Utah's Hogle Zoo. Jenny ...

Journalists often must write depressing stories. But thankfully that’s not always the case. In fact, when the job has its perks, it really has its perks. Like when two of us, both devoted followers of ...

Migrant male orangutans on Borneo and Sumatra learn about unfamiliar foods in their new home range by 'peering' at experienced locals: intensely observing them at close range. This is what an ...

This article is brought to you by Audubon Nature Institute. Among the animals at Audubon Zoo, the orangutans are perhaps some of the most engaging when it comes to interacting with each other, ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. For the last six months, three orangutans at the Milwaukee County Zoo ...

Love orangutans? Then today -- World Orangutan Day, Aug. 19 -- is a day for you to celebrate. Orangutans are the only great ape in Asia and among the rarest primate on Earth. Once spread throughout ...

An orangutan at a Virginia zoo relied on a fellow mother, a human, to teach her how to breastfeed. The orangutan, named Zoe, did not have natural maternal instincts because she was orphaned at 9 ...

Scientists have documented a male orangutan named Rakus using a plant with known medicinal properties to help heal his facial wound. Reading time 3 minutes Humans aren’t the only primates with a ...

When the weather heats up, everyone is trying to find a way to cool down, whether they are human or animal. That includes zoo animals, such as this Bornean orangutan at the San Francisco Zoo. As this ...

The father of a newborn orangutan at the Denver Zoo was a mystery to staff until they called in paternity test expert Maury Povich. The veteran daytime talk show host, best known for telling surprised ...