Since 1994, the team has been studying the wild Sumatran orangutans (Pongo abelii) living at the Suaq Balimbing research site in Indonesia, a protected rainforest area home to about 150 orangutans.

An orangutan named Rakus hit a rough patch in the summer of 2022. Researchers heard a fight between male orangutans in the treetops of a rainforest in Sumatra, Indonesia; a day later, they spotted ...

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 ...

“If species like orangutans can survive in degraded forests, this means that, even after the forest is degraded, it is still worth protecting,” said Marc Ancrenaz, a biologist and the director ...

The project is a multi-million-dollar investment that is said to set the zoo up for success for the next several decades.

Palm oil giant Royal Golden Eagle (RGE) has allegedly sourced the commodity from a plantation responsible for deforesting prime orangutan habitat in Sumatra, which would constitute a violation of ...

Orangutans spend most of their lives up in trees, foraging, moving between branches, and building treetop nests for resting during the day and for a good night's sleep. Orangutans are primarily ...

“My book is called, Kawan the Orangutan Lost in the Rainforest, that I wrote myself which was so exciting and for every book bought a tree is planted in the rainforest. How cool is that,” he said.

When orangutans are losing weight, during times when there isn’t much fruit around to eat, they have lower hormonal levels, ... (Rainforest Action Network) ...

After completing rehabilitation at the BORA Rescue & Rehabilitation Centre in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, Bornean orangutans Ucockwati, 18, and Mungil, 8, were deemed eligible for release ...