The fur is flying in Thailand over claims from conservationists that a troupe of more than 100 kick-boxing orangutans at a Bangkok animal park are victims of a smuggling racket from nearby Indonesia.

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In Kapuas Hulu district in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province, a pilot program is attempting to change how people living in ...

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everal Sumatran orangutans in Langkat regency, North Sumatra, among hundreds threatened with extinction because of conflicts ...

Memphis Zoo in Tennessee shared a viral clip of baby orangutan Ruhana biting a metal grate in her enclosure. The young ...

Memphis Zoo is giving animal lovers a rare behind-the-scenes look at one of its most celebrated arrivals this Mother’s Day.

Rapid development has been shrinking the jungle habitat of the critically endangered species, and fatal conflicts with people have been increasing.

A public road in Indonesia separates forests housing about 350 wild orangutans, among other animals. So, conservationists built several canopy bridges to prevent habitat fragmentation ...

After completing rehabilitation at the BORA Rescue & Rehabilitation Centre in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, Bornean orangutans Ucockwati, 18, and Mungil, 8, were deemed eligible for release Shafiq Najib ...

Orphaned orangutans attend classes where they learn to crack open coconuts, avoid predators, climb trees and much more Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

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