The tiny primate clutched his mother, eyes just barely open. Only five days old, the unnamed orangutan was the newest arrival to the Indianapolis Zoo community. His mother, Sirih, carried 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 ...

The Indianapolis Zoo is swinging with excitement over its newest arrival: a baby orangutan born on Feb. 20 to resident mom Sirih. The male baby, whose name has yet to be announced, marks the second ...

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 ...

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 ...

The biggest threat to orangutans comes from degradation of their tropical forest habitats, not least due to illegal logging – the unlawful cutting down of trees. Now, with Born Free support, drones ...

An Orang Asli girl, 18, was confirmed dead on Monday after a week-long fever and being infected with leprosy following an outbreak. Eight other residents in Kampung Orang Asli Chergun and Guntur ...

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 ...

The Orangutan Project A baby orangutan has been rescued and is “on the road to recovery” after he was kept in a “tiny cage" amid “unthinkable” conditions for six months. In an Instagram ...

The orang utan sighting “was definitely because their habitat has been disturbed and is getting smaller,” he said. “Our endangered wildlife could go extinct,” he warned. “It’s a ...