After completing rehabilitation at the BORA Rescue & Rehabilitation Centre in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, Bornean orangutans Ucockwati, 18, and Mungil, 8, were deemed eligible for release Shafiq Najib ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Infant orangutans start showing an interest in nest materials at around six months' old. “Orangutan nest-building tendency may ...

In Indonesia, these pressures are intense. Expanding palm oil plantations, logging, mining, and increasingly frequent fires ...

The adorable moment a zookeeper introduced her new baby to the orangutans at Kansas City Zoo has been captured on film. Amy, the zookeeper, brought in her baby to the zoo to meet the orangutans she ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cissy, a Sumatran orangutan mother, takes a nap in her daytime nest. Natasha Bartalotta/Max Planck Institute of Animal ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. With their distinctive red fur and long, powerful arms, orangutans ...

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 ...

In the lush rainforests of Southeast Asia, a remarkable creature swings through the treetops, capturing our hearts with its intelligence, charisma and distinct red-orange fur — the orangutan. But ...

People could learn from orangutans when it comes to maintaining a healthy diet, say scientists. They found that, be it feast or famine, the primates adapt through “flexible” eating patterns. The ...

New research has found that orangutans (which are indeed apes, not monkeys) possess beatboxing skills as good, if not more impressive than their primate cousins — us — and it may be a huge clue to the ...

When we humans don't get enough rest at night, the next day we feel the strong urge to take a nap. It turns out that orangutans are no different. "If an orangutan does not get enough sleep, it does ...