“Orangutans at the site rarely eat the plant ... wound management with a biologically active substance in a great ape species ...

Workers at the Tanjung Puting National Park, home to 6,000 orangutans, have been preparing some of their residents for release back into the wild. It is, however, no mean feat. The apes need to be ...

We share more than 97% of our genetic makeup with primates such as chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans. But that doesn’t ...

The tiny primate clutched his mother, eyes just barely open. Only five days old, the unnamed orangutan was the newest arrival to the Indianapolis Zoo community. His mother, Sirih, carried the ...

For Galdikas, “it has always, 100 per cent, without any kind of question … been about the orangutans.” Watch She Walks with Apes, on The Nature of Things.

A three year hunt for patterns hidden in the roars, sighs, and other noises made by Indonesia's orangutans has discovered 'a full spectrum' of complex vocalizations. The breakthrough comes hot on ...

As portrayed by Barbie Wu, this great ape has a gift for communicating with humans who are learning to navigate their own ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (CNN)-- Orangutans and bonobos in one of North America's leading ape research centers are spending time high in their habitats to escape Iowa floodwaters, officials said Monday.

Their results showed that the skull and jaw fragments actually came from two different species, a human and an ape, probably an orangutan. Scratches on the surfaces of the teeth, visible under the ...

An orangutan named Locke played Link ... deserve a Golden Banana for Locke's convincing performance as another ape species. During one scene backstage, as Nomi and the other showgirls prepare ...

Show off how much you know about the endangered orangutan in this quiz. In Southeast Asia, Andy and the crew met an amazing ape that's closely related to humans.