Unlike gorillas and chimpanzees—fellow great apes that live in groups and can be followed and observed relatively easily—orangutans live mostly solitary lives. They spend nearly all their time ...

Orangutans might eat farmers' fruit, but they are not dangerous." Prof Wich called for leaders in Malaysia and Indonesia to speak out against this deliberate targeting of the apes. But the ...

The name orangutan, translated in Malay, means “person of the forest.” Unfortunately, that forest has been shrinking rapidly, putting the great ape critically close to extinction. Orangutans ...

The name orangutan, translated in Malay, means “person of the forest.” Unfortunately, that forest has been shrinking rapidly, putting the great ape critically close to extinction. Orangutans ...