Redd’s daily treatment reveals how orangutans with chronic respiratory diseases are adapting to use certain medical tools designed for humans. Mike Bock Redd, left, and his mother, Batang, right. Both ...

Keepers are celebrating the birth of a critically endangered orangutan at a UK zoo - hailing it a 'milestone step' towards saving the species from extinction. The tiny Bornean orangutan was delivered ...

Badul, once kept in a zoo enclosure beside other animals, spent eight years relearning forest survival skills; Korwas was ...

Vivy, a critically endangered Bornean orangutan, has returned to the rainforest with help from The Orangutan Project and the Bornean Orangutan Rescue Alliance Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE ...

DENVER (KDVR) — A beloved and internationally known 32-year-old Sumatran orangutan was humanely euthanized surrounded by the people who loved him most at the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance on Monday ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is welcoming a new member to its family of primates – one who represents the success of orangutan conservation. While she may not have a name yet, the newborn ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Researchers observed a wild orangutan in Sumatra treating a facial wound with a plant known for its healing properties, marking the first ...

According to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, the Sumatran orangutan is on the critically endangered list. This distinction means that the species faces an extremely high risk ...

The zoo announced that one of its Bornean orangutans, 43-year-old Kalim, had given birth to a baby boy on Oct. 10 Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

The baby orangutans were trying to stall before bedtime. One reached out to grab a particularly long leaf through the bars of its cage, encouraging a human to play, then employed a classic toddler ...

TAMPA, Fla. — After welcoming a newborn Bornean orangutan to the family in April, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is finally looking to give her a name – and they want you to help. Her birth was more than ...

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