Female orangutans are generally solitary, but they travel more and eat less in an apparent effort to ensure their offspring ...

Orangutans may use specific plants for benefits beyond ordinary nutrition. For centuries, humans have relied on the medicinal properties of plants. Now, growing evidence suggests we may not be the ...

After weeks of voting, the Denver Zoo's baby orangutan finally has been named.

Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance is home to a new orangutan. The zoo's 15-year-old Sumatran orangutan Hesty gave birth to a ...

Makan, a 23-year-old male Sumatran Orangutan living at the Sacramento Zoo, has died from a long-term illness, officials ...

The Sacramento Zoo is mourning the death of Makan, its male Sumatran orangutan.

DENVER — Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance is home to a new orangutan. The zoo announced its 15-year-old Sumatran orangutan Hesty gave birth to a healthy male infant on May 24. The zoo said Hesty, who ...

History was made in Indonesia recently, and it’s a huge win for the wild animals who live there. In April 2026, for the first time on record, a Sumatran orangutan was filmed using a human-made rope ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Fires have burned part of a restoration site being prepared for orangutan habitat in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province, raising fears that ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A Sumatran orangutan has been filmed for the first time using a human-made canopy bridge to cross a public road on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, conservationists said ...

Nathaniel Olive and Linsey Oliveira have pleaded not guilty to felony charges stemming from multiple self-storage unit burglaries at FreeUp Storage in Eustis. JAKARTA – A Sumatran orangutan has been ...