As new settlers clear their forest habitat, the apes are coming into conflict with humans. But simply moving them to another part of the forest may not be the answer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Dublin Zoo has enlisted a group of new mothers to help its orangutan, Mujur, learn how to feed her newborn baby and develop ...

Some breast-feeding Irish moms rushed to help a pregnant orangutan who didn’t know how to feed her babies — personally demonstrating their technique to her through glass in an incredibly heartwarming ...

As the orangutans grew older, they began watching and learning from other individuals beyond their mothers, choosing new role models who can help diversify their knowledge of which trees to use, ...

Some baby animals’ survival skills are instinctual, while others must be learned from their mothers. For these orphaned baby orangutans who don’t have moms to teach them, this learning happens at ...

Despite years of research into their complex behavior and intelligence, orangutans remain critically endangered on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, where they’re endemic. Mongabay has extensively ...

Subtle variations seen in a species across its range often turn out to be important to successful conservation. That is because, on closer examination, populations are found to be genetically ...