after he was rescued by the Ministry of Forestry and the organization's the Borneo Orangutan Rescue Alliance (BORA) team.

Tempted by the fruit of a strangler fig, a Bornean orangutan climbs 100 feet into the canopy. With males weighing as much as 200 pounds, orangutans are the world’s largest tree-dwelling animals.

Biological anthropologist Cheryl Knott and photojournalist Tim Laman have dedicated their lives to the orangutans of Borneo’s Gunung Palung National Park. Together with their children ...

The Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation runs several ... We try to cater the enclosures to the needs of the individuals, but the ultimate goal is to have enough specialized sanctuary islands ...

A family of four Bornean orangutans are the most ... grasping hands and sharing 96.4% of our genes. An orangutan looking outside its enclosure at the Naples Zoo. CREDIT: WINK News WINK News ...

Ten years ago, I set off for Borneo to study orangutans. I knew how closely related they were to humans, but when I actually experienced the orangutans first hand, I found the similarities ...

Engaging with timber companies: WWF is working with companies to mitigate the negative impacts of logging and timber plantations on habitats and orangutan populations. For example, studies show that ...

A BRITISH charity has overseen the safe return of two critically endangered orangutans to their native Borneo, after they were taught how to live in the wild. A team from the Orangutan Conservation ...

According to the zoo, orangutans are an endangered species native to rainforests in Borneo and Sumatra. Their natural habitats have been destroyed due to palm oil plantations and the illegal pet ...