Artists come in all shapes, sizes, and species. Just look at this orangutan at the Kansas City Zoo. Jill, the Orangutan, is nothing less than a master artist. As you can see in this inspiring video, ...

The Little Rock Zoo welcomed a new orangutan into the world on Friday. The baby was born to the zoo’s 19-year-old Berani and 31-year-old Bandar, two Bornean orangutans. The baby is currently living a ...

Bioparc Fuengirlo runs a program to conserve Bornean orangutans, deemed a critically endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). "That little one right now is like ...

She is a bit plumper, he a bit more jowly, and they are both slowing down a little. But as they turn 40, Woodland Park Zoo's twin orangutans still fascinate and amuse generations of visitors. When ...

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 Feb.

After living in captivity, these animals all got a taste of freedom. In 2016, two orangutans in Asia started over after spending years living in deplorable conditions. In 2021, a 17-year-old bear in ...

PARIS (AP) — Nenette, one of the world’s oldest Borneo orangutans in captivity, has celebrated her 50th birthday at a zoo in Paris, where she has lived almost all her life. Birthday cake, wrapped ...

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" ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — An Argentine court says an orangutan that has lived 20 years at the Buenos Aires zoo is entitled to some legal rights enjoyed by humans. The ruling comes a month after a ...

A new study co-led by Griffith University has highlighted extreme examples – such as orangutan kickboxing for the entertainment of tourists – do little to educate or develop conservation motivation ...