After a record-setting four-minute labor, a 19-year-old Bornean orangutan gave birth at the National Zoo on Monday night, the first such birth at the zoo for the critically endangered species in a ...

She is a bit plumper, he a bit more jowly, and they are both slowing down a little. But as they turn 40, Woodland Park Zoo's twin orangutans still fascinate and amuse generations of visitors. When ...

Because they hang out in nests high up in trees and lead relatively solitary lives, orangutans have challenged scientists trying to study them. Now, orangutans face their own challenge, and it’s ...

Brookfield Zoo on Wednesday used a tiny symbol of hope to highlight a large-scale, increasingly dire situation. Zoo officials introduced a newborn female Borean orangutan, a highly endangered species, ...

The apes at the International Orangutan Center at the Indianapolis Zoo have sleeping down to a simple science. Sleep is something we all could use a little more of. When you're an active orangutan, ...

Karman Lubis’s body was found near where he had been working on a Sumatran rubber plantation. His head was found several days later a mile away and they still haven’t found his right hand. He had been ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Some animals wanted to make their predictions about the Big Game known. The Greenville Zoo posted a video of the orangutans choice for the winner of Sunday’s game.

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