Endangered Species Day has been around since 2006, focusing on education and conservation regarding species that have had a population decline. It is a lovely coincidence that it was on Endangered ...

An adorable baby orangutan born at Chester Zoo has been pictured as the zoo has revealed both its gender and a meaningful ...

Named Rakus, the wild orangutan living in Indonesia used a plant known to accelerate healing and prevent infection Scientific Reports A male orangutan with a facial wound surprised scientists in ...

With their bright eyes and prominent beards and mustaches, it’s easy to see how orangutans got their name; “orang” is Malay for person, while “hutan” means forest. Their similarity to humans doesn’t ...

A wild orangutan was observed applying a plant with known medicinal properties to a wound, a first for a wild animal. Even though there is evidence of certain self-medication behaviors in animals, so ...

The baby Sumatran orangutan marks the first orangutan birth at the Sacramento Zoo since 1981 The Sacramento Zoo has a new addition, and he is seriously adorable. On May 1, the California zoo's ...

When a wild orangutan in Indonesia suffered a painful wound to his cheek, he did something that stunned researchers: He chewed plant leaves known to have pain-relieving and healing properties, rubbed ...