The Memphis Zoo's longtime male Sumatran orangutan died last month, the zoo announced in a social media post Oct. 8. The orangutan "experienced an acute decline in health and passed despite responsive ...
An orangutan in a protected Indonesian rainforest site who sustained a facial wound treated the injury himself, according to a study published in the journal Scientific Reports earlier this month. The ...
WASHINGTON -- The Smithsonian National Zoo is celebrating the birth of a critically endangered species. A male Borean orangutan was born at the zoo for the first time in 25 years, according to a press ...
Three critically endangered orangutans have been successfully released into a national park in Borneo, Indonesia, after they ...
Wendy Erb has spent countless hours studying orangutans in Borneo's tropical peatland forests in order to learn how male Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) communicate. While doing so, she ...
CLEVELAND -- Cleveland Metro Parks Zoo has an adorable new addition, and it needs your help! This cuddly male orangutan was born on April 28 - the first successful orangutan birth at the zoo since ...
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — On Wednesday, The Indianapolis Zoo announced the winning name for the male baby orangutan born in the Simon Skjodt International Orangutan Center on Feb. 20, 2025. Following a ...
The tiny primate clutched his mother, eyes just barely open. Only five days old, the unnamed orangutan was the newest arrival to the Indianapolis Zoo community. His mother, Sirih, carried the newborn ...
WASHINGTON -- The Smithsonian National Zoo is celebrating the birth of a critically endangered species. A male Borean orangutan was born at the zoo for the first time in 25 years, according to a press ...