The baby's mother is named Luna and her father is named Madju. The family of three accounts for half of the Bornean orangutans at Busch Gardens. Researchers believe there are only 104,700 left in the ...
A male orangutan was spotted chewing up antibacterial and pain-relieving plants and applying the paste to a wound on his ...
A "rare" and "critically endangered" animal was born at Disney's Animal Kingdom, and not only is he cute and good news, but ...
An orangutan in Indonesia that sustained a facial wound treated it himself, according to a study published in the journal ...
Dr Isabelle Laumer and her colleagues saw the astonishing behaviour while observing orangutans in the protected Suaq ...
This combination of photos provided by the Suaq foundation shows a facial wound on Rakus, a wild male Sumatran orangutan in ...
Rakus appeared to treat the wound using a plant known for its pain-relieving properties and for supporting wound healing due ...
Scientists working in Indonesia have observed an orangutan intentionally treating a wound on their face with a medicinal ...
Sumatran orangutan named Rakus was seen using a plant to treat a facial wound possibly sustained during a fight.
The findings represent the first report of wound treatment by a wild animal using a plant with known medicinal properties.
Malaysia's commodities minister unveils plans for 'orangutan diplomacy,' proposing to gift endangered apes to palm oil-importing nations like the EU and India Malaysia's commodities minister announced ...