This question of how male development is triggered remains unanswered, in part because of the same challenge that faces orangutan researchers on so many fronts: Their subjects are just so ...

A male Sumatran orangutan named Rakus was observed by German ... They are listed as critically endangered, and face several threats, including habitat destruction due to logging, palm oil ...

Welcome to the wild side of Borneo! Join us as we venture deep into the Malaysian rainforest in search of Borneo’s Big Five – Orangutans, Pygmy Elephants, Crocodiles, Proboscis Monkeys, and the ...

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 ...

Both are healthy and progressing normally following the birth, and the newborn orangutan has been able to meet its father, a 23-year-old male named Basan, as well as a sister, 8-year-old Mila.

Mission Critical explored the challenges that orangutans face in the wild, and the obstacles that scientists, photographers, and explorers face when documenting them in the thick rain forest of ...