For months, 30 women breastfed their babies in front of a pregnant orangutan as part of a plan to teach the expecting mother how to care for her newborn at the Dublin Zoo in Ireland. Mujur, a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cissy, a Sumatran orangutan mother, is taking a nap in her day nest. Orangutans are considered semi-solitary great apes, meaning ...

Orangutans are known for an impressive feat of engineering: They carefully weave an intricate nest from branches and leafy twigs in the forest canopy daily, building and rebuilding for cozy nights and ...

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Sirih ventured into the atrium for the first time in five days, glancing over the crowd of onlookers clustered behind the glass. They couldn’t seem to peel their attention off her and the small, alien ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. New research based on more than a decade of field observations indicates that wild Sumatran orangutans balance their sleep needs much like humans ...

By observing orangutans for long durations over many years, the research group managed to show that young orangutans peered at (deliberately watched) their mothers making nests to learn how to do it.

An animal rescue organisation has shown off its adorable work with orangutan mums in time for Mother’s Day. An orangutan ...

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) ...

Humans could learn a thing or two from orangutans when it comes to maintaining a balanced, protein-filled diet. Great apes native to the rainforests of Indonesia and Malaysia, orangutans are marvels ...