The Indianapolis Zoo welcomed a male baby orangutan to its Simon Skjodt International Orangutan Center. This makes it 12 official primates that live at the zoo. The baby was born at 2:30 p.m. on ...

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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 ...

To mark World Orangutan Day, Malaysian Palm Oil Green Conservation Foundation (MPOGCF) organised an event called “The Other Malaysians” at Zoo Negara. World Orangutan Day is celebrated on Aug ...

Galdikas had been told by professors and peers that it would be impossible to study wild orangutans because they were elusive and lived almost exclusively in habitats that were swampy and remote ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Zoo has exciting news: Sirih, the orangutan, has given birth to a healthy male baby! The new arrival joins the Simon Skjodt International Orangutan Center, which now ...

East Kutai. From January to February, the Conservation and Natural Resources Center of East Kalimantan rescued 37 orangutans in East Kutai and Kutai Kartanegara districts. Ari Wibawanto, Head of the ...

As we step into 2024, the fate of Sumatran orangutans, one of the most critically endangered species on Earth, hangs in the balance. These remarkable great apes face a myriad of threats, with habitat ...