A critically endangered primate suddenly became ill at a New Mexico zoo, then died during treatment, officials said.

The ABQ BioPark is mourning the loss of two of its animals—an orangutan and a wombat—who died in separate circumstances recently. ABQ BioPark staff said Elok, a 24-year-old male Sumatran orangutan who ...

The touching move occurred before 19-year-old zoo orangutan Mujur delivered her healthy boy July 31, officials said. Mujur had given birth in 2019 and 2022, ...

Nature: Orangutans in Borneo 04:46. 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 ...

A daring orangutan cartwheeled, tight-rope-walked and trapezed its way out of an enclosure at the Toronto Zoo this week, officials said. Kembali — one of the zoo’s seven Sumatran orangutans ...

SEATTLE — An animal keeper at Woodland Park Zoo was seriously injured after being bitten by an orangutan during a routine training session over the weekend. The WPZ said the keeper was taken to ...

DENVER — An orangutan was able to escape from its exhibit after a “malfunction” at the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance on Wednesday.The Denver Zoo confirmed with FOX31 that on Wednesday ...

A female Bornean orangutan, Ember, will increase the total number of inhabitants to 11. Ember, at 43-year-old, is not […] INDIANAPOLIS — You might see a new face the next time you head to the ...

Apr. 9, 2025 — Comprehensive reference genomes have now been assembled for six ape species: siamang (a Southeast Asian gibbon), Sumatran orangutan, Bornean orangutan, gorilla, bonobo and chimpanzee.

An orangutan named Kembali escaped his enclosure at the the Toronto Zoo on Aug. 29 after swinging in 'cartwheel-like motions.' Luckily, he was returned to his habitat without incident.