Dynamite Entertainment is publishing the official Punch The Monkey kids book, Punch: Is That My Best Friend? CEO Nick ...

Orangutan mothers seem to make trips into the territories of other mothers with similarly aged offspring so the youngsters can play together. “I think the assumption would be that orangutans require ...

Orangutans may use specific plants for benefits beyond ordinary nutrition. For centuries, humans have relied on the medicinal properties of plants. Now, growing evidence suggests we may not be the ...

A Sacramento Zoo Sumatran orangutan died after a decade-long battle with a chronic respiratory illness, zoo officials announced Tuesday. Makan, a 23-year-old male Sumatran orangutan at the Sacramento ...

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We might see orangutans chomping down on a leaf and think they’ve just picked the plant that’s closest to them. In fact, new research has found that orangutans seek out plants with healing properties.

Some among Sarawak's Iban consider their local orangutans to be 'family'. Mark Eveleigh joins these descendents of Bornean headhunters to discover why. Mark Eveleigh "My grandfather became an ...