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 ...

This story appears in the October/November 2016 issue of Nat Geo WILD magazine. Biological anthropologist Cheryl Knott and photojournalist Tim Laman have dedicated their lives to the orangutans of ...

The first-ever recorded albino orangutan has been released into the wild, nearly two years after it was first discovered by the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF). Alba was rescued by the ...

Exact population counts are difficult to ascertain, but the World Wildlife Fund estimates there are only 120,000 orangutans left in the wild across all species. They have a low reproductive rate ...

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.

An Indonesian rehabilitation in Borneo has released 10 orangutans into the wild. The endangered animals had previously been in captivity before their rescue. In total five males, two females and a ...

“Once deemed healthy, they are released [back into the wild]. There is also a translocation to a place far away from the conflict area,” he told Tempo on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. Nunu ensured that ...