While this behavior might seem over the top, hilarious, or possibly even concerning for some, it turns out it's actually ...

Indonesia’s deadliest floods in decades have pushed the world’s rarest great ape closer to extinction, as scientists warn that vast swathes of forest critical to the survival of the Tapanuli orangutan ...

Conservationists fear up to 11% of Tapanuli orangutan population perished in disaster that also killed 1,000 people The skull of a Tapanuli orangutan, caked in debris, stares out from a tomb of mud in ...

For the first time, scientists have published a detailed report of adoption in these great apes. Rossa, pictured here at nearly 14 years old, adopted her younger sister Ronnie when Rossa was just 12.6 ...

When a wild orangutan leaves its mother after spending many years by her side, it has a mental catalog of almost 250 edible plants and animals, and the knowledge of how to acquire and process them. A ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The Los Angeles Zoo has announced the birth of a baby boy Bornean orangutan, the first such primate baby at the ...

An Orangutan family living inside the Los Angeles Zoo has welcomed a new baby boy, the first infant to be born at the zoo in nearly 15 years. The baby was born on Oct. 10 to Kalim, his 43-year-old ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

ANYONE WHO LOVES ALL THINGS ANIMALS MIGHT HAVE ANOTHER REASON TO VISIT OMAHA’S HENRY DOORLY ZOO AND AQUARIUM. AS IF WE NEED ANOTHER REASON, THE ZOO IS WELCOMING THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THEIR FAMILY EARLY ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo has some exciting news: one of its orangutans is expecting. In a social media post Wednesday morning, Henry Doorly shared that a 26-year-old Bornean ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...