An orangutan at the Phoenix Zoo recently underwent surgery for a rare form of cancer. Zoo officials confirmed it’s the first ...

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

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

Some breast-feeding Irish moms rushed to help a pregnant orangutan who didn’t know how to feed her babies — personally demonstrating their technique to her through glass in an incredibly ...

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 ...

Orangutan in the wild applied medicinal plant to heal its own injury, biologists say By Bill Chappell (NPR) May 3, 2024 1:05 p.m.

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.

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In the early days of BOS Foundation’s orangutan rehabilitation centers, there were playgrounds for the many orphaned orangutans, but it was quickly apparent that these would not be enough to ...

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

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 ...