This heartbreaking battle between an orangutan and the menacing digger was featured in an episode of BBC’s docuseries Climate Change: The Facts narrated by renowned naturalist Sir David ...

In Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, an unexpected friendship blossomed. An orangutan has taken on a surprising new role: babysitter to a few tiger cubs. But how did this even happen? Tiger cub. Image by ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Zoo welcomed a baby orangutan and asked Hoosiers to name the baby. With more than 9,000 votes, the name ‘Edi’ is now the baby’s name. Edi means “the ...

The youngest orangutan at the Oregon Zoo celebrated a milestone on Sunday. Jolene the orangutan turned 3. That’s old enough to be plenty playful and a proficient climber, but the young primate ...

A baby orangutan named Qixi at a zoo in Central China's Henan Province recently sparked heated online discussions after videos showed her wearing braided hair, dresses, and frequently interacting ...

The zoo announced the arrival of the new orangutan on Feb. 20. "IT'S A BOY! Orangutan mom Sirih gave birth to a healthy male baby this afternoon," the zoo said in a social media post. Voting ...

If cinema made you care about coral reefs and raised your awareness about the brutal destruction they face (a.k.a. coral bleaching), Jeff Orlowski’s Emmy-winning documentary probably played a ...

Orangutans, which are classified as great apes, share 96.4% of human genes, according to the World Wildlife Fund Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE Magazine. He began working with the ...

The air rifle shots blinded Hope and broke the orangutan's collarbone Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has previously appeared on MTV ...

Photographer: Tomas Persson A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that orangutans can imagine whether or not a certain juice blend is good or not, based on its ingredients. Predicting an ...