Orangutan superheroes may not wear capes, but they do occasionally wear orangutans on their backs. Pictured: Field veterinarian, Riris Prawesti and orphaned orangutan Sudin who is currently being ...

High in the rainforest canopy, the orangutan rules with quiet strength and remarkable intelligence. In this video, we explore the life of this elusive great ape – from its unique adaptations and ...

Researchers in a rainforest in Indonesia spotted an injury on the face of a male orangutan they named Rakus. They were stunned to watch him treat his wound with a medicinal plant.

Utah’s Hogle Zoo has proudly welcomed Weila, a Bornean orangutan infant born June 21, as the newest addition to its ongoing ...

The Kansas City Zoo in Missouri announced on Sunday that one of its Bornean orangutans gave birth to a boy last Monday, nearly a week before Mother’s Day. “We are excited to announc… ...

And besides traveling through the trees, the orangutan can also create tools that help them adapt to the rainforest environment. “They are beautifully adapted for the environment,” says Nguyen. “It’s ...

Because orangutans make a new nest every night, the total number of nests in a given area of rainforest can be used to extrapolate the orangutan population. This approach, however, is plagued by ...

Power naps: wild orangutans nap to catch up on lost sleep Sleep in the wild: scientists studied wild adult orangutans to uncover what affects their sleep and how they compensate for lost sleep ...

It turns out the “Rang-tan” is a baby orangutan that has lost its mother and the rainforest it once called home, and that it no longer has a place to live. UK Ad Highlighting Plight of ...

A baby orangutan has joined the Kansas City Zoo, officials announced on Mother’s Day. The baby, a male Bornean orangutan, was born May 8 to mother Josie, who was also born at the Kansas City Zoo ...