A zoo is celebrating an irresistibly cute new arrival – a baby orangutan named Ruhana born through rare caesarean. The tiny ...

We don't want to declare something the cutest thing you'll see all year just yet, but this will certainly make the list. Baby Weila of the Hogle Zoo started a "Tongue out Tuesday. Teeth out Tuesday" ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Memphis Zoo announced the birth of a baby orangutan named Ruhana, or Ru, earlier this month. The Zoo said the name Ruhana means soul, spirit or essence of life in Sanskrit and ...

Redd’s daily treatment reveals how orangutans with chronic respiratory diseases are adapting to use certain medical tools designed for humans. Mike Bock Redd, left, and his mother, Batang, right. Both ...

NORTH SUMATRA, Indonesia — Welcome to jungle school, where orphaned orangutans are learning the basics for survival that they will need for life in the wild. At the Orangutan Information Centre (OIC) ...

Weila, a six-month-old baby Bornean orangutan, is determined to swing for the fences. The sweet baby orangutan is being fostered by another orangutan named Acara. Now that Weila is getting older and ...

For the first time, scientists have published a detailed report of adoption in these great apes. Rossa, pictured here at nearly 14 years old, adopted her younger sister Ronnie when Rossa was just 12.6 ...

When a wild orangutan leaves its mother after spending many years by her side, it has a mental catalog of almost 250 edible plants and animals, and the knowledge of how to acquire and process them. A ...

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Zoo has announced the birth of a baby boy Bornean orangutan, the first such primate baby at the zoo in almost 15 years. The unnamed auburn-haired infant was born Oct. 10, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The Los Angeles Zoo has announced the birth of a baby boy Bornean orangutan, the first such primate baby at the ...