Baby orangutans are rescued as pets and released back to their natural habitat. Orangutans in South East Asia are in peril. The region's rainforests are rapidly disappearing from deforestation ...

Young female orangutan Kendari was born on June 19, 2022, at Vienna Zoo in Austria. Daniel Zuanc/Zenger. The birth took place June 19 and amazed wildlife enthusiasts because it happened during the ...

April 6, 2011— -- A baby orangutan in Houston's zoo has been rejected by her mother, but 50 surrogate human moms have stepped in to fill the void. The bright-eyed baby, who hasn't yet been ...

Eirina, a Sumatran orangutan who drank her Denver caretaker’s favorite pregnancy tea for morning sickness relief, birthed a healthy baby on Sunday, Denver Zoo announced in a news release.

An orangutan struggled to nurse her baby. A human new mom taught her how. Zoe, an orangutan at the Metro Richmond Zoo, had troubles breastfeeding her first baby ...

The critically-endangered Bornean orangutan baby took keepers at the Chester Zoo by surprise. This baby knows how to make an entrance! The Chester Zoo recently welcomed a critically-endangered ...

Early on Sunday, a Sumatran orangutan named Reese gave birth to her first child. Much of the zoo's staff arrived at the facility on Sunday no expecting to find 12-year-old Reese with her baby.

The baby orangutans, Gito and Asoka, are currently being cared for by the International Animal Rescue, in Ketapang, West Borneo. According to the organization, the orangutans were likely taken ...

A zoo in the U.K. is celebrating the birth of a Bornean orangutan – the zoo's first birth of the critically-endangered animal in 20 years. The male Bornean orangutan, who was born earlier this ...

At 6 weeks old, Maggie's baby doesn't have a name yet. The center is looking for a special name befitting one who is the first of his kind. He's 6 weeks old, but Maggie's baby doesn't have a name yet.