Baby Orangutan Born Through C-Section at Zoo in the US

Baby Orangutan Born Through C-Section at Zoo in the US

The adorable baby Sumatran orangutan, born to a 27-year-old female, was delivered by a team of 15 medical experts

Orangutan Named Tilda Kind of, Sort of Talks like a Human

Orangutan Named Tilda Kind of, Sort of Talks like a Human

Tilda currently lives at a zoo in Germany, researchers say the ape can produce sounds that mimic human speech

Baby Orangutan Born Through C-Section Is Reunited with Its Mom

Baby Orangutan Born Through C-Section Is Reunited with Its Mom

The orangutan is now one year old, seems happy to be in its mom's company

36-Year-Old Orangutan at Twycross Zoo Delivers Healthy Baby Ape

36-Year-Old Orangutan at Twycross Zoo Delivers Healthy Baby Ape

The baby orangutan was born on the morning of November 28

Watch: Orangutan Uses Sign Language to Ask for Help from Deaf Girl

Watch: Orangutan Uses Sign Language to Ask for Help from Deaf Girl

The video shows how the palm oil industry is driving orangutans to extinction

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 2nd, 2013
Orangutan Is Beaten to Death by Villagers in Indonesia

Orangutan Is Beaten to Death by Villagers in Indonesia

The people killed the ape while attempting to capture it

Picture of the Day: Adorable Baby Orangutan Cuddles with Its Mum

Picture of the Day: Adorable Baby Orangutan Cuddles with Its Mum

The baby ape is less than a month old, caretakers believe it's a girl

Watch: Orangutan Steals Man's T-Shirt, Puts It On and Struts Around

Watch: Orangutan Steals Man's T-Shirt, Puts It On and Struts Around

The man will probably think twice before ever approaching an orangutan again

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 29th, 2012
Orangutan Gets More Than 100 Pellet Gun Shots, Somehow Survives

Orangutan Gets More Than 100 Pellet Gun Shots, Somehow Survives

This animal “cheated death,” those who have looked after it say

Blind Orangutan Mother Sees Its Young for the First Time

Blind Orangutan Mother Sees Its Young for the First Time

Thanks to a surgical intervention, the animal got its sight back

Zoo Keepers Put Orangutan in Isolation to Help It Quit Smoking

Zoo Keepers Put Orangutan in Isolation to Help It Quit Smoking

Tori took to this habit 10 years ago, when tourists started throwing it cigarettes

Watch: “Green: Death of the Forests” in Full

Watch: “Green: Death of the Forests” in Full

Powerful, heartbreaking film shows the consequences of deforestation

Indonesian Researcher Questioned in a Case of Orangutan Torture

Indonesian Researcher Questioned in a Case of Orangutan Torture

Plantation companies are eager to pay for every orangutan brought dead or alive

Human Laughter, at Least 16 Million Years Old!

Human Laughter, at Least 16 Million Years Old!

Since the ape stage

  • History
  • By Stefan Anitei
  • November 30th, 2007
Early Humans Had Harems of Females

Early Humans Had Harems of Females

Paranthropus robustus

  • Sci Pry
  • By Stefan Anitei
  • October 18th, 2007
9 Things You Did Not Know About Orangutans

9 Things You Did Not Know About Orangutans

Our Asian cousin

What Makes Humans Smarter than Apes? Their Social Intelligence...

What Makes Humans Smarter than Apes? Their Social Intelligence...

Children, as intelligent as apes

 
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