An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. When I ...

Tucked away in the heart of Southeast Asia, Borneo is one of the most remarkable islands on Earth. It’s the only island ...

Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo announced its first orangutan pregnancy in more than a decade.

Sir David Attenborough has broken the record for the oldest winner of a Daytime Emmy award for his work on documentary Secret Lives of Orangutans. The 99-year-old came out top in the outstanding ...

Discover fun facts about primates, like the number of species, where they live, what they eat, and how, together with Born ...

Researchers have confirmed that the critically endangered Tapanuli orangutan, previously thought to live only in Sumatra’s Batang Toru forest, also inhabits a peat swamp forest 32 kilometers (20 miles ...

When the weather heats up, everyone is trying to find a way to cool down, whether they are human or animal. That includes zoo animals, such as this Bornean orangutan at the San Francisco Zoo. As this ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tombak, the Zoo’s longtime male Sumatran orangutan, has died, according to the Memphis Zoo. He was 43 years old and lived “well beyond” the typical 23 to 30 years expected for his ...

The Memphis Zoo's longtime male Sumatran orangutan died last month, the zoo announced in a social media post Oct. 8. The orangutan "experienced an acute decline in health and passed despite responsive ...

DENVER (KDVR) — A beloved and internationally known 32-year-old Sumatran orangutan was humanely euthanized surrounded by the people who loved him most at the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance on Monday ...