A Bornean orangutan from the Phoenix Zoo is recovering from surgery to treat a cancer that no other orangutan has ever been diagnosed with.

In the run-up to International Orangutan Day on 19 August, JoJo – the first orangutan rescued back in 2009 by Yayasan Inisiasi Alam Rehabilitasi Indonesia (YIARI) in collaboration with the West ...

of orangutans live beyond the borders of protected areas, often very near forest villages where they've been historically vulnerable.

A primate sanctuary has appealed for public funding to help it feed a baby orangutan, which has allergies. Monkey World Ape ...

World Orangutan Day 2025 highlights urgent conservation needs as new research shows orangutans share human-like behaviors.

Memphis Zoo celebrated International Orangutan Day with Chickie, one of their four Sumatran orangutans, enjoying toys and her ...

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After 45 years in captivity, the North Coast community is advocating for an independent veterinary assessment of Opal, a ...

A daring orangutan cartwheeled, tight-rope-walked and trapezed its way out of an enclosure at the Toronto Zoo this week, officials said. Kembali — one of the zoo’s seven Sumatran orangutans ...

An orangutan named Rocky is helping scientists figure out when early humans might have uttered the first word. Rocky, who is 12 and lives at the Indianapolis Zoo, has shown that he can control his ...

An endangered orangutan was shot 74 times. She’s blind but survived — her baby did not. March 18, 2019 More than 6 years ago Summary ...

An orangutan at Australia's Perth Zoo was captured on video "evicting" a possum that had invaded its enclosure by hurling it from the top of a tall tower in front of shocked visitors.