A new study comparing wild and zoo-housed Sumatran orangutans has found that life in captivity dramatically alters how these great apes interact with their surroundings. Researchers documented ...

A new study comparing wild and zoo-housed Sumatran orangutans reveals that life in a zoo significantly alters how orangutans interact with their environment. Researchers analyzed over 12,000 ...

Oklahoma City's two Sumatran orangutans will be leaving soon after the pair failed to mate. Elok and Negara, the male and female orangutans at the Oklahoma City Zoo's Great EscApe habitat, will be ...

How about Wira, our orangutan mascot of the 16th Commonwealth Games held in Kuala Lumpur in 1998? The Malayan tiger and Bornean orangutan are two of the 306 species of wild mammals found in ...

Orangutans were given ice lollies as Thailand sizzles in intense summer heat. The primates were given the frozen treats and refreshing mounds of flavoured ice shavings topped with fruit to help ...

New forensic analysis of a skeleton found in York reveals fatal injuries likely caused by a lion attack, shedding light on the brutal world of Roman arena combat far from the Colosseum. The remains, ...

Fan-favorite squads such as GodLike, Orangutan, and Team Soul will be vying for the title, with each team aiming to secure the first major trophy of the year. The gates of the Biswa Bangla Mela ...

The skeleton was one of 82 excavated in a 2004 dig at the Driffield Terrace cemetery in York, one of the only known Roman-era burial grounds thought to have been used for gladiatorial combatants.

Orangutans, with their expressive eyes and human-like behaviors, have long fascinated us. Few people, however, have delved as deeply into their world as Gary L. Shapiro. His five-decade career ...