Researchers have found that wild orangutans vocalize with a layered complexity previously thought to be unique to human communication, suggesting a much older evolutionary origin.

His work, especially with a female orangutan named Princess, revealed the emotional depth and communication skills of these creatures. Princess learned more than 30 signs, using them to express ...

A staff member from the zoo told media outlets that Qixi, an 8-month-old female orangutan ... for expanding the orangutan population. "Orangutans develop just like human children," the zoo said.

In groundbreaking work from the University of Warwick, researchers have found that wild orangutans vocalise with a layered complexity previously thought to be unique to human communication, suggesting ...

The zoo's 19-year-old orangutan, Mujur, gave birth to a male baby at the end of July but has not been feeding so the zoo arranged for 30 new mothers to take turns to breastfeed their children in ...

Tarak before being returned to the wild in May 2016. A female orangutan recently born at the Mt. Tarak protected forest on the island of Borneo now has a name. The baby born in March was named ...

The clips depict the orangutan living in a crib, dressed in human baby clothes, with her hair braided and frequently held, hugged, and petted by humans.