Unlike gorillas and chimpanzees—fellow great apes that live in groups and can be followed and observed relatively easily—orangutans live mostly solitary lives. They spend nearly all their time ...

“Orangutans at the site rarely eat the plant ... wound management with a biologically active substance in a great ape species ...

Orangutans belong to the Hominidae family, also called the great apes. They are highly intelligent and share around 96.4% of our DNA. Orangutans are the only great apes in Asia, making their homes on ...

Workers at the Tanjung Puting National Park, home to 6,000 orangutans, have been preparing some of their residents for release back into the wild. It is, however, no mean feat. The apes need to be ...

Bornean orangutan Kyle climbs a web made of recycled fire hose in the Great Ape House’s outdoor habitat. Connor Mallon, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.

The world's most threatened ape, the Tapanuli orangutan, is in greater danger of becoming extinct than previously thought due to deforestation, study finds. The rare primate species was only ...

Ever since a giant gorilla scaled the Empire State Building with a beautiful damsel in his hand in 1933's King Kong, ...

Show off how much you know about the endangered orangutan in this quiz. In Southeast Asia, Andy and the crew met an amazing ape that's closely related to humans.

Henry Bird, the brilliant contestant from TV’s The Great British Bake Off, will discuss his passion for baking and conservation. Gavin Bruce, CEO of IAR, will share insights into IAR’s groundbreaking ...