During guided outings in a small motorboat along a Malaysian river, we would also see purple herons, endangered storks, and — a highlight of the trip — an orangutan.

"We did promise 2025 was going to be our best year yet and we will not disappoint." Keepers also care for Bornean orangutans ...

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

Footage of a seemingly confused orangutan roaming the desolate site of an Indonesian coal mine, metres from excavators, has ...

The Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre has emerged as Sabah’s most visited attraction post-pandemic, with visitor ...

This makes the orangutan an excellent climber. Wild orangutans live exclusively on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. Because of their isolated environment, they have no way to access other parts of ...

Coming in second is Randy Chapman’s photo of one of the critically endangered Bornean orangutans at the Tampa Zoo. The South Elgin resident writes, “I love the wisdom in his eyes and how ...

A medical team from the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF) Nyaru Menteng arrived promptly to provide medical assistance but could not save the animal. Junaidi Slamet Wibowo, Head of the ...

Orangutans are the only great apes in Asia, making their homes on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra in the Malay archipelago. Orangutans are arboreal, meaning they primarily live in the trees.

While most snakes swallow their prey whole, one species of snake on Borneo island in Malaysia uses its left and right lower jaws like a knife and fork to separate the nonedible parts. Yosuke ...

The Bornean Orangutan differ from the Sumatran Orangutan in looks ... and the lights from beach cities can kill freshly hatched turtles by drawing them away from the water. Bactrian camels, as opposed ...