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 ...

The baby orangutans were trying to stall before bedtime. One reached out to grab a particularly long leaf through the bars of its cage, encouraging a human to play, then employed a classic toddler ...

In the heart of the biodiverse rainforests of Borneo, a silent crisis is unfolding. The once-thriving orangutan population has continued to dwindle due to habitat destruction caused by human ...

New research has found despite considerable conservation efforts, the illegal killing of critically endangered orangutans on Borneo may be an ongoing threat to the species. University of Queensland ...

Biruté Galdikas, a primatologist who fulfilled her childhood ambition to study and preserve the lives of wild orangutans in the tropical rainforests of Borneo, where her half-century of research and ...

In the lush rainforests of Southeast Asia, a remarkable creature swings through the treetops, capturing our hearts with its intelligence, charisma and distinct red-orange fur — the orangutan. But ...

Deforestation within a pulpwood concession that overlaps with key orangutan habitat in Indonesian Borneo has escalated in recent months. Concession holder PT Mayawana Persada cleared 14,000 hectares ...

Around half of all orangutans living on the Southeast Asian island of Borneo — nearly 150,000 in all — vanished during a recent 16-year period. The causes included logging, land clearance for ...

Some 2,500 orangutans are killed in Borneo every year, the researchers said. The findings were published in the journal Scientific Reports. The study provides no raw population numbers, but an ...

Around half of all orangutans living on the Southeast Asian island of Borneo — nearly 150,000 in all — vanished during a recent 16-year period. The causes included logging, land clearance for ...