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 ...

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 ...

An adult male orangutan contemplates his next move in haze produced by Indonesia's 2015 wildfires. Wendy Erb, CC BY-ND Bornean orangutans are one of three orangutan species, all critically endangered.

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 ...

What's it like to live in a far-off place most of us see only on a vacation? Foreign Correspondence is an interview with someone who lives in a spot you may want to visit. Dr. Birute Galdikas, 65, is ...

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 ...

Threats of habitat loss due to gold mining has caught the attention of environmentalists around the world. In a small ...

An orangutan surrogacy programme is giving the most vulnerable babies in Borneo something they thought they had lost forever ...

Four future Naples Zoo members will arrive from Tampa, but their journey was a few thousand miles in the making. The Borneo orangutans will arrive at the Naples Zoo in July from ZooTampa at Lowry Park ...

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 ...