These orphans are being raised at International Animal Rescue. Knott’s studies have special significance because female orangutans give birth only every six to nine years. No other mammal has a ...

The trio were close to the orangutan enclosure when Gemma realised Jasper needed to feed. As she sat down against the glass to feed her son, a female orangutan began watching her intently and ...

Bornean orangutan Kiwi, who is nearly one year old, was rejected by her mother shortly after she was born at Rio Safari Elche in Alicante. This, and failed attempts for another female orangutan to ...

Mirror Blackpool, England: A bunged-up female orangutan can breathe easy after undergoing the UK's first sinus operation on the animal. Vicky, a 29-year-old Bornean orangutan, had the two-hour ...

"He saw female orangutan Chinta arrive at Paignton as a two-year-old from London Zoo, and he was still here when Chinta had her first born, Natalia. "As he passed away so recently it seems only ...

Scientists determined that if even one percent of the female Sumatran orangutan are killed every year due to hunting or other man-made issues, it could completely change the trajectory of the ...

She also formed a special bond with Kika, another rescued female orangutan. On 18 December, a team from the rehabilitation centre took Alba and Kika on a challenging journey through the forest ...

Primate staff at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s (NZCBI) campus in Washington, D.C., are mourning the loss of Kyle, a 28-year-old male Bornean orangutan who died ...

Three female orangutans, including a baby, were burnt to death in central Indonesia after being caught in a fire believed to have been started illegally to clear land for farming, an official and ...

Pet orangutans need to undergo rehabilitation to restore their natural behaviors and break their dependency on humans.