A study co-led by researchers from Griffith University argued that some forms of wildlife tourism do little to help ...

Memphis Zoo celebrated International Orangutan Day with Chickie, one of their four Sumatran orangutans, enjoying toys and her favorite treats, including bananas. The zoo highlighted the importance of ...

Orangutans, humans’ close evolutionary relatives, have developed remarkable strategies to survive in the unpredictable ...

The eldest gorilla at the Henry Doorly Zoo celebrated her 44th birthday. Muke loves learning, blankets, and pineapple.

Orangutans can’t look away from dominant males with cheek pads, suggesting visual bias and sexual selection shape primate ...

September marks one full year since the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo shut down the rainforest to break ground on its multi-phase Primate Forest. That also meant moving most of ...

ICHIKAWA, Chiba -- Amid record-breaking heat, a special "ice cake" filled with fruit was presented to "Popo," a 7-year-old female orangutan, at Ichikawa City Zoo here on Aug. 17. This event was part ...

Humans could learn a thing or two from orangutans when it comes to maintaining a balanced, protein-filled diet. Great apes native to the rainforests of Indonesia and Malaysia, orangutans are marvels ...

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 ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance is mourning the loss of one of its most iconic animal residents. Kalluk, a male polar bear who captured the hearts of guests and staff ...

The San Diego Zoo announced on Friday that Nicky, a 28-year-old Masai giraffe, died last week after showing symptoms of advanced age. Nicky was the longest-standing resident of the zoo's giraffe herd, ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (SDZWA) was hit with another tough loss Tuesday, announcing the death of a 30-year-old Western lowland gorilla named Maka. Maka, who was ...