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Curious Orangutan Uses Hand Gestures in a Quest to Look Inside Woman’s Purse (WATCH)
When Amber the orangutan met a visitor called Taylor, her day became focused on a single objective—finding out what was inside her purse.
Filmed at...
Sisters Successfully Pressure Kellogg’s Food Company into Sustainably Sourcing All of Their Palm Oil to Help Orangutans
These young English eco-warriors have rallied thousands of people to help them convince the food brand to source their palm oil responsibly.
Photographer Captures Incredible Moment Wild Orangutan Offers Hand to Man in Snake-Infested Waters
Since venomous snakes are the only predators of the apes, it is quite likely that the orangutan knew the risks when it approached the water.
Orangutan Who Was Granted Personhood Finally Finds Happiness in Florida Sanctuary
Though Sandra the orangutan had to overcome challenges in order to be freed from her Argentinian zoo enclosure, she now has a chance at true happiness in Florida.
Orangutan Population Is Double the Previous Estimate in Sumatra
Sumatra has a lot more monkey business going on than we originally thought.
In a new survey taken in the northern parts of the Sumatran...
Animal Funnies: Orangutan Goes Ape Over Magic Trick (WATCH)
This young orangutan at a zoo in Barcelona, Spain bursts out laughing when he sees his first magic trick.
The ape watches intently as Dan...
Hidden Borneo Orangutans Provide Population Bump of 5-7 Percent
A team of conservationists have uncovered a hidden population of around 200 of the world’s rarest Bornean orangutans in Malaysian Borneo.
The sub-species Pongo pygmaeus...
Blind Orangutan Receives Cataract Surgery, Sees her Babies for First Time
A formerly blind orangutan has been given the remarkable gift of being able to see her baby twins for the first time after undergoing...
Orangutans Use iPads to Communicate and Have Fun at Zoos Around the US
Joining several zoos experimenting with computers and apes, a Miami zoo is letting its six orangutans use an iPad to communicate as part of...
Indonesia Pledges New Forests for Orangutan Haven
80 percent of orangutans live in Indonesia, which now has offered the species more another safe haven there. Government officials agreed to reserve 332...
New Orangutan Population Found in Indonesia
Conservationists have discovered a new population of orangutans in a remote, mountainous corner of Indonesia - perhaps as many as 2,000 - giving a...
Stuck in Flood Orangutan Catches Rope From Humans to Save Her Baby
Astonishing pictures from the World Wildlife Fund capture the moment that a terrified mother caught a rope thrown to her by humans and swam...
Grassroots Internet Campaign Pressures Indonesia to Save Orangutan Rainforest
Under intense international pressure, the Indonesian government has virtually abandoned plans to convert large areas of ancient rainforest in the "Heart of Borneo" that...
Valuable Borneo Forests Set Aside to Sustain Endangered Orangutans, Elephants and Rhinos
The government of the Malaysian state of Sabah announced Friday it will protect its most important remaining lowland forests on the island of Borneo....
Good News in History, April 11
Happy 64th Birthday to Jeremy Clarkson, the journalist and television personality who hosted the iconic motoring show Top Gear. Since hanging up his BBC...
Monkeying Around? All 4 Types of Apes Have a Sense of Humor– Researchers Categorize Their Clowning in Video
Apes have a sense of humor similar to humans, suggests a new study that showed four species of great apes each playfully teasing each...
Crow Believes He’s a Rabbit After Being Fostered With Broken Leg by Couple With Five Bunnies
A crow hand-reared by a couple believes he's a rabbit—hopping around their hutch and eating their food—after being adopted by their five bunnies.
The crow...
With Only 2500 Silvery Gibbons Left, Group Rescues Dozens to Return to Island Forests of Java
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See the Incredible Images in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest – And Vote on the Peoples Choice Award
The 58th Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is underway with sumptuous entries from photographers of all ages, nationalities, and experience levels.
This year’s 25...
Precious Rainforests Are Being Preserved at Highest Rate in 30 Years, After Palm Oil Moratorium in Indonesia
Indonesia holds one-third of the world's tropical rainforests, which are home to people and birds, leopards, rhinos, tigers, and gibbons playing among the lush...