Aerial surveys confirmed the presence of nearly 1,000 fresh nests across the area, indicating recent use by the rare ...

Orangutans do this a lot when they’re mad ... only one dominant flanged male maintains control over a local group of females. Many males in the area retain smaller bodies and don’t develop ...

Yet Hadisiswoyo and his group do make progress. Since 2001, they’ve returned more than 2,500 acres of forest to habitat land. And that orangutan from the rickshaw? The police questioned the ...

Local environmentalist Mappaselle of the Balikpapan Coastal Working Group, who like many Indonesians uses one name, said the footage was clear evidence of that impact. The orangutan sighting "was ...

Orphaned orangutans attend classes where they learn to crack open coconuts, avoid predators, climb trees and much more Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

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 ...

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 ...

The planned expansion site is still forested land and has been recognized by conservation group Alliance for Zero ... in this case the Tapanuli orangutan. The Martabe gold mine in Batang Toru ...