WEBVTT THIS WEEK'S HOT AND HUMID WEATHER GIVES US A SMALL TASTE OF LIFE IN A TROPICAL JUNGLE ...LIKE BORNEO AND SUMATRA. THAT'S WHERE AN APE AS LARGE AS A MAN LIVES...BUT NOT ON THE GROUND. NEWS 8 ...

A Tapanuli orangutan, the world’s rarest great ape, has been discovered dead in mud and log debris in a village in northern Sumatra — a grim sign of how severely recent floods and landslides may have ...

School is still in session for groups of orphaned orangutans across Indonesia. The Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation runs several orangutan rehabilitation centers throughout the country that ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. TANJUNG PUTING NATIONAL PARK, Indonesia - Hoping to unravel the mysteries of human origin, anthropologist Louis Leakey sent three ...

An orangutan named Rakus hit a rough patch in the summer of 2022. Researchers heard a fight between male orangutans in the treetops of a rainforest in Sumatra, Indonesia; a day later, they spotted ...

Migrant male orangutans on Borneo and Sumatra learn about unfamiliar foods in their new home range by 'peering' at experienced locals: intensely observing them at close range. This is what an ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Social anthropologist Liana Chua leads a project, POKOK, that aims to reduce the killing of orangutans in Indonesian Borneo through deeper ...

The ability to issue warnings is a common feature in animal communication. Alarm calls can warn group members about the presence of a predator, and can even provide information about the type of ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - It was a special day at Cameron Park Zoo. On Saturday, a baby shower was held for Mei, an orangutan.

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 since ...