An orangutan at the Phoenix Zoo recently underwent surgery for a rare form of cancer. Zoo officials confirmed it’s the first ...

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

A primate sanctuary has appealed for public funding to help it feed a baby orangutan, which has allergies. Monkey World Ape ...

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

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

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

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

A Wooburn Moore conservation sculptress handed over a £4,000 donation to The Orangutan Haven, after her art was sold to raise ...

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.

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.

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 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 ...