Elok and Negara didn't hit it off as hoped, so they will be sent elsewhere to find new mates to support dwindling orangutan ...

The youngest orangutan at the Oregon Zoo celebrated a milestone on Sunday. Jolene the orangutan turned 3. That’s old enough to be plenty playful and a proficient climber, but the young primate still ...

A new study comparing wild and zoo-housed Sumatran orangutans reveals that life in a zoo significantly alters how orangutans ...

A groundbreaking study reveals that orangutans living in zoos engage in more frequent and complex object exploration than ...

A 14-year-old endangered creature has been welcomed by a zoo in California, officials said. On March 10, Labu, a Sumatran ...

A new study reveals that Sumatran orangutans in zoos explore more frequently and in more complex ways than wild orangutans, ...

joined his father in Canada when he was 3 years old. Both parents had worried that Binti was not being properly socialized in Borneo because his best friends were, well, orangutans. Galdikas ...

Orangutans, with their expressive eyes and human-like behaviors, have long fascinated us. Few people, however, have delved as deeply into their world as Gary L. Shapiro. His five-decade career ...