Large infrastructure projects have long dominated debate over the future of Indonesia’s Batang Toru ecosystem, the main ...

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 ...

"Tiny Sibu Jr. entered the world completely alone." ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Alba, the world's only known albino orangutan, now has her own personal ...

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

In the dense forests of Indonesia, you can hear strange and haunting sounds. At first, these calls may seem like a random collection of noises—but my rhythmic analyses reveal a different story. Those ...

The Sacramento Zoo is mourning the loss of Makan, a 23-year-old Sumatran orangutan who died after a decade-long battle with a ...

Orangutans, which are classified as great apes, share 96.4% of human genes, according to the World Wildlife Fund Orangutans at an Indonesian zoo are proving that fashion is certainly a primal instinct ...

The famous orangutan was granted basic rights, such as life, freedom and a premise of "no harm" in an unprecedented ruling in 2015 Sandra the orangutan has found a new home! The 33-year-old orangutan ...

Nearly seven per cent of the world's rarest great apes have been tragically wiped out by four days of extreme rain and ...