Animal caretakers are raising a baby orangutan that was recently born at Utah’s Hogle Zoo. Bornean orangutan Kawan delivered ...

Cute Video: Orangutan Mom Uses Leaves as Umbrella to Protect Baby in the Rain (Instagram @paulrosolie) As the rain falls, the orangutan carefully gathers large leaves around her, skillfully using ...

Keepers at the Metro Richmond Zoo stepped up to help Zoe the orangutan, offering YouTube videos and live demonstrations, after the birth of her second baby.

Some nests, particularly those made by older and more experienced orangutans, feature pillows, linings, blankets, and sometimes even a roof fashioned from broad leaves—and all must be well ...

Sumatran orangutans start crafting their engineering skills as infants The baby primates start early on nest-building techniques — a craft that takes years to hone ...

The team sought guidance from the Association of Zoos & Aquariums and the Orangutan Species Survival Plan and discussed the ...

The new name pays homage to the zoo's Malaysian conservation partner Hutan, a nonprofit that helps orangutans in the wild.

After a difficult journey, the Sumatran orangutan became a mother again, adding a member to the critically endangered species.

An orangutan has been seen treating a wound using a plant with known pain-relieving properties, marking the first known instance of a wild animal deliberately tending to its injuries with medicine ...

Baby orangutans are often captured after their mothers are killed, leading to physical and psychological trauma for the young and a demographic crisis for the species.

The Little Rock Zoo welcomed a new orangutan into the world on Friday. The baby was born to the zoo’s 19-year-old Berani and 31-year-old Bandar, two Bornean orangutans. The baby is currently ...

An orangutan at the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens was filmed on TikTok crafting a tool out of some brown paper and using it to retrieve a baby bottle a visiting toddler had lost just ...