For months, 30 women breastfed their babies in front of a pregnant orangutan as part of a plan to teach the expecting mother how to care for her newborn at the Dublin Zoo in Ireland. Mujur ...

“Sometimes I feel like I’ve chosen the most difficult thing in the world to study,” Cheryl Knott tells me as we sit beneath the rain forest canopy at her orangutan research station in ...

Let us know! Clinging shyly to his mother, six-week-old Jambi made his public debut Wednesday morning in the Philadelphia Zoo’s orangutan enclosure. Cameras on the other side of the fence captured ...

The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium threw a party Sunday for Dumplin the orangutan, who was born in Dallas, Texas, on July 21, 1974. Dumplin came to Columbus in 2013. Her 50th birthday included a cake ...

A Sumatran orangutan in Indonesia has self-medicated using a paste made from plants to heal a large wound on his cheek, say scientists. It is the first time a creature in the wild has been ...

Orangutans are a critically endangered species, with females typically only giving birth every 3 to 5 years, to one infant at a time, meaning this birth is hugely significant,' Dublin Zoo explained.

The Dublin Zoo’s orangutan, named Mujur, gave birth to a baby male last month. LONDON -- The Dublin Zoo has enlisted a group of new mothers to help its orangutan, Mujur, learn how to feed her ...

Nora Murphy visited Mujur in April with her now 10-month old daughter Elodi A group of breastfeeding mothers have been enlisted by Dublin Zoo to try to help an orangutan bond with her newborn.

A zoo in Ireland had to get creative for one of their orangutans who has trouble bonding with her babies. The Dublin Zoo knew that 19-year-old Mujur hadn't been able to nurse in the past.

When staff at Dublin Zoo learned Mujur the orangutan was pregnant, they were happy about the chances of preserving the endangered species, but worried she might fail again to bond with her new baby.

Ukraine 1933, Seeds of Hunger PBS America, 8.35pm This harrowing documentary film shines a light on one of the most tragic ...