Orangutans are considered semi-solitary great apes, meaning that they have their own individual ranges, and– with the exception of mothers and infants– spend lots of their days alone.

To understand how orangutans recover from lost sleep, the researchers analysed how the duration of nap periods changed in relation to the previous night’s rest.

Much like us, wild orangutans sleep in beds, known as " nests," which provide a safe place for resting. Every night, an adult orangutan will settle in a spot high up in the rainforest canopy.

To understand how orangutans recover from lost sleep, the team analyzed how the duration of nap periods changed in relation to the previous night’s rest. They found a clear compensatory effect: ...

Power naps: wild orangutans nap to catch up on lost sleep Sleep in the wild: scientists studied wild adult orangutans to uncover what affects their sleep and how they compensate for lost sleep ...

Staff at the Little Rock Zoo are mourning the loss of their beloved Kota, the youngest male orangutan at the zoo.

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Let's learn about some amazing animal moms like ring-tailed lemurs, hummingbirds, black-cheeked gibbons, and orangutans who take care of their babies and teach them everything they need to know!

The donation will fund a new giraffe barn and a new exhibit on Indonesia, the zoo said.

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. In primates, recognition of snakes is instinctive, but fear of snakes is learned. Today, caretakers of the jungle school set about teaching them. ...