When a wild orangutan leaves its mother after spending many years by her side, it has a mental catalog of almost 250 edible ...

Young orangutans cannot learn their diets alone. A new study shows that watching others gives them the knowledge they need to survive.

Surround a wild animal with humans, and there are bound to be some changes. Here are five animals that show differences in ...

When a wild orangutan leaves its mother after spending many years by her side, it has a mental catalog of almost 250 edible plants and animals, and ...

For months, 30 women breastfed their babies in front of a pregnant orangutan as part of a plan to teach the expecting mother how to care for her newborn at the Dublin Zoo in Ireland. Mujur, a ...

PHOENIX (Reuters) - A beloved Bornean orangutan, reported by zoo keepers to be the oldest in captivity in North America, died at the Phoenix Zoo on Sunday after a weeks-long battle with cancer, ...

TOLEDO, Ohio - An Ohio zoo is mourning the death of a 45-year-old orangutan that enjoyed interacting with children while on public view and watching recordings of football and "The Price Is Right" ...

Vivy, a critically endangered Bornean orangutan, has returned to the rainforest with help from The Orangutan Project and the Bornean Orangutan Rescue Alliance Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE ...

Orangutan young highly depends on the social guidance of their mothers to know the safe food list for consumption.