But as these pictures show the great ape can still sometimes ... Workers at the Tanjung Puting National Park, home to 6,000 orangutans, have been preparing some of their residents for release ...

Schroeder hopes his photos will raise awareness about their plight. He remembers coming across Hope, a Sumatran orangutan who had been shot with 74 pellets. She was blinded, and she had a baby who ...

A zookeeper at Woodland Park Zoo had a serious injury to their hand after they were bit by an orangutan through a mesh ...

The “people of the forest” won’t live in the wild much longer if we keep chopping down their rainforest homes.

The Kentucky zoo said the orangutan, named Amber, is known for her "playful personality" and often points out things about visitors Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been ...

Sirih and baby will likely be out on public view shortly, so stay tuned for updates … and more pictures!” The Simon Skjodt ...