The Los Angeles Zoo has a new baby Bornean orangutan, the first in nearly 15 years at the zoo. Bornean orangutans are categorized as “critically endangered” by the International Union for Conservation ...

Bornean orangutans are one of the three orangutan species that are critically endangered. Sumatran orangutans endemic to the island of Sumatra, Indonesia, number around 13,000, while the Tapanuli ...

Kembali the orangutan was able to leave his habitat after swinging in "cartwheel-like motions" Getty This orangutan was just monkeying around! On Thursday, Aug. 29, an orangutan named Kembali escaped ...

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 ...

When a wild orangutan in Indonesia suffered a painful wound to his cheek, he did something that stunned researchers: He chewed plant leaves known to have pain-relieving and healing properties, rubbed ...

ATLANTA - A 4-month-old Sumatran orangutan named Nangka has arrived safely at Zoo Atlanta from the Sacramento Zoo. Nangka, who was born May 1, was sent to Atlanta in hopes of being adopted by Madu, a ...