These findings appear in the 1 June 2007 issue of the journal Science, published by AAAS, the nonprofit science society. Upright walking, or bipedalism, has long been considered a defining feature of ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The way orangutans navigate fragile tree branches in search of fruit has led scientists to propose that human ancestors with similar lifestyles may have begun walking on two ...

A shady orangutan proved that apes are perhaps even closer to us than some might think after hilariously donning sunglasses that a tourist dropped in its zoo paddock. A video of the primate’s ...

Forest fires burning through Indonesia are leaving Bornean orangutans, a critically endangered species of orangutan native to the island of Borneo and Indonesia, in harm’s way. According to The ...

Over a decade of careful observation in the field, WWF-Malaysia’s Orangutan Conservation Team have found that orangutans have ...

The Kentucky zoo said the orangutan, named Amber, is known for her "playful personality" and often points out things about visitors Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been ...

When a wild orangutan in Indonesia suffered a painful wound to his cheek, he did something that stunned researchers: He chewed plant leaves known to have pain-relieving and healing properties, rubbed ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A viral video is all over the internet of an orangutan at the Louisville Zoo. It comes from a Louisville blogger, who decided to challenge an ape to the shell game. The ...