Orangutans belong to the Hominidae family, also called the great apes. They are highly intelligent and share around 96.4% of our DNA. Orangutans are the only great apes in Asia, making their homes on ...

Keepers are celebrating the birth of a critically endangered orangutan at a UK zoo - hailing it a 'milestone step' towards saving the species from extinction. The tiny Bornean orangutan was delivered ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Researchers observed a wild orangutan in Sumatra treating a facial wound with a plant known for its healing properties, marking the first ...

The white-haired, blue-eyed Bornean orangutan was saved in Kapuas Hulu district last month. The public are being asked to name a rare albino orangutan rescued in the Indonesian part of Borneo island, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Oregon Zoo announced Saturday it is had to say goodbye to its oldest resident, Sumatran orangutan Inji, who at 61-years-old was thought to be the oldest orangutan in the ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A mother-daughter duo of Sumatran orangutans recently joined the Louisville Zoo, the first new orangutans at the zoo in 28 years. Sumaga, 38, and Kera, 7, came to Louisville ...