Orangutans are bought online for as little as $109. When they outgrow their homes, they can be confined to cages. Image taken by Alejo Sabugo I’m a scientist and I’d like to think a good one ...

The Audubon Zoo orangutans have made their pick for the 91st Allstate Sugar Bowl. Kickoff parade for 91st annual Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans As fans of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and ...

Ten years ago, I set off for Borneo to study orangutans. I knew how closely related they were to humans, but when I actually experienced the orangutans first hand, I found the similarities ...

Orangutans that live in Sumatra usually make their nests in palm forests. But one day in 2014, Panut Hadisiswoyo caught sight of an orangutan riding around the streets of Medan, the island’s ...

Orangutans do this a lot when they’re mad ... Obviously Prabu had been in a fight, but was he the winner or the loser? As I watch, he rises up and gives the loud series of sounds known as ...

In recognition of the high standard of entries, 25 extra images were selected by the Natural History Museum and put to the public vote. Orangutans have been used in degrading performances at Safari ...

The vets deliver medical equipment to an orangutan veterinary clinic after it was badly damaged. Kiwi was rejected by her mother in Spain so has moved to Europe's creche for orphaned orangutans.

They might live in the trees, swinging from branch to branch, but orangutans are still some of the most human-like creatures you can find in the wild. We share over 96% of the same DNA.