An Orangutan named Bess at Phoenix Zoo has hit a milestone birthday, and the zoo caretakers wanted to make sure she felt loved and celebrated. To mark her 45th birthday, the zoo's care team ...

He’s the first baby orangutan born at the Indianapolis Zoo since 2016. Once the keepers develop a list of possible baby names, the zoo will likely ask the public to vote on their favorite, Griese said ...

Only five days old, the unnamed orangutan was the newest arrival to the Indianapolis Zoo community. His mother, Sirih, carried the newborn tightly as she bounded throughout the zoo’s Simon ...

However, a few zoos have come up with ways to broaden their animals' horizons, and the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington ...

"IT’S A BOY! Orangutan mom Sirih gave birth to a healthy male baby this afternoon," the zoo said in a social media post. The post said the baby and mom were "doing great" and that the zoo's ...

The Indianapolis Zoo welcomed a male baby orangutan to its Simon Skjodt International Orangutan Center. This makes it 12 official primates that live at the zoo. The baby was born at 2:30 p.m. on ...

Make your way through one of the largest non-profit zoos in the country, the Phoenix Zoo, as you visit orangutans, ocelots, oryx, and otters. Highlights include Monkey Village where squirrel monke ...

The Houston Zoo announced Monday that Cheyenne the orangutan died over the weekend at age 52. In a post on social media, the zoo said Cheyenne died suddenly Sunday following an emergency exam ...

The Phoenix Zoo and Reid Park Zoo in Tucson are both dealing with the loss of longtime residents. The Phoenix Zoo lost its beloved mountain lion, Sierra, who was humanely euthanized this week ...

"IT’S A BOY! Orangutan mom Sirih gave birth to a healthy male baby this afternoon," the zoo said in a social media post. The post said the baby and mom were "doing great" and that the zoo's animal ...