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 ...

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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 ...

An orangutan at a zoo in Australia found an unwanted visitor in its treehouse. The ape’s solution? To quite literally throw the visitor out. A video posted on Reddit by user @j___---h on Sept. 9 ...

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In her own research in Uganda, Reddy studied four adolescent male chimpanzees who adopted their younger siblings after their ...

Zoo Orangutans Treated to 'Tree-Mendous' Towers A pair of orangutans have begun exploring two new climbing towers built in their habitat in Melbourne Zoo. Zoos Victoria told Storyful that crews ...

Orangutans, rather like their cousins (us), don’t much care for rain. That much became clear this week when Memphis Zoo ...

TAMPA, Fla. — An endangered Bornean orangutan baby has been welcomed into the world at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay in Florida. The baby orangutan was delivered by cesarean section on Saturday, weighing ...

A pair of orangutans have begun exploring two new climbing towers built in their habitat in Melbourne Zoo. Zoos Victoria told Storyful that crews constructed the “tree-mendous” new towers for the ...

TAMPA - An endangered Bornean orangutan baby has been welcomed into the world at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. The baby orangutan was delivered by cesarean section on Saturday, weighing just over three ...