Kyle came to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo as part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Orangutan Species Survival Plan (SSP), which focuses on maintaining genetic diversity and ...

The 18-month-old primate had "wounds on his head and fingers from rocking and banging his head on the cage," according to his ...

Bonnie, the subject of a recently published paper, is the Smithsonian National Zoo’s famous whistling orangutan National Treasure: The Giant Panda Steals Hearts (and Bamboo) at the National Zoo ...

What makes human and orangutan brains different ... A sea lion propels itself through the water at Smithsonian's National Zoo (00:05) ...

After the Smithsonian’s National Zoo lost three giant pandas in November ... visiting its sea lions and orangutans, instead. The experience is more common than you might expect.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Zoo announced the arrival of a new orangutan Thursday. "IT’S A BOY! Orangutan mom Sirih gave birth to a healthy male baby this afternoon," the zoo said in a social ...

The Indianapolis Zoo's orangutan center welcomes a new addition! Sirih gives birth to a healthy baby, becoming the 12th orangutan in the facility.

The Indianapolis Zoo welcomed another addition to its orangutan exhibit on Thursday. Sirih, a female orangutan at the zoo, ...

The oldest orangutan at the Houston Zoo died Sunday morning while in recovery after undergoing an emergency exam to diagnose and treat an illness. Cheyenne, a 52-year-old orangutan, had a severe ...

The Houston Zoo announced Monday that Cheyenne the orangutan died over the weekend at age 52. In a post on social media, the zoo said Cheyenne died suddenly Sunday following an emergency exam ...