Orangutans belong to the Hominidae family, also called the great apes. They are highly intelligent and share around 96.4% of ...

Primate staff at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s (NZCBI) campus in Washington, D.C., are mourning the loss of Kyle, a 28-year-old male Bornean orangutan who died ...

Tempted by the fruit of a strangler fig, a Bornean orangutan climbs 100 feet into the canopy. With males weighing as much as 200 pounds, orangutans are the world’s largest tree-dwelling animals.

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay has officially welcomed its newest primate to the animal theme park's family. The Florida theme park announced the birth of a female orangutan on April 15 via social media ...

A second Bornean orangutan has been born at a zoo. Dudley Zoo and Castle were "excited" to welcome the arrival from mum, 11-year-old Sprout, over the weekend. Sprout's mum, Jazz, 30, gave birth ...

A "critically endangered" baby Bornean orangutan has been born at a south west zoo. Paignton Zoo said the birth happened at 10:20 BST on Monday and was "even more special" due to the critically ...

These orangutans were rescued from various threats, including hunting, illegal wildlife trade, human-wildlife conflict, and ...

Pet orangutans need to undergo rehabilitation to restore their natural behaviors and break their dependency on humans.

Engaging with timber companies: WWF is working with companies to mitigate the negative impacts of logging and timber plantations on habitats and orangutan populations. For example, studies show that ...

If all goes according to plan, the orangutan rescued from international wildlife trade in Kalyan last November will soon ...

Ten years ago, I set off for Borneo to study orangutans. I knew how closely related they were to humans, but when I actually experienced the orangutans first hand, I found the similarities ...