Wendy Erb has spent countless hours studying orangutans in Borneo's tropical peatland forests in order to learn how male Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) communicate. While doing so, she ...

Orangutans belong to the Hominidae family, also called the great apes. They are highly intelligent and share around 96.4% of our DNA. Orangutans are the only great apes in Asia, making their homes on ...

Our red-headed primate cousins, the orangutans, might be more similar to us vocally than we first thought. According to a paper published in the journal PNAS Nexus on June 27, orangutans have been ...

The Los Angeles Zoo has a new baby Bornean orangutan, the first in nearly 15 years at the zoo. Bornean orangutans are categorized as “critically endangered” by the International Union for Conservation ...

A zoo in the UK has welcomed the arrival of a critically endangered Bornean orangutan. Born in the early hours of October 7, keepers report the newest member is doing well. The baby orangutan was born ...

Virginia Zoo took to social media to celebrate the birth of a "critically endangered" Bornean Orangutan and share its first photos. The zoo took to social media to share the incredible news and ...

Bornean orangutans are one of three orangutan species, all critically endangered. They thrive in carbon-rich peat swamp forests on the Indonesian island of Borneo. These habitats are also the sites of ...

Three adorable orangutans are back to living their best life in the jungles of Borneo after being held in captivity. The orangutans were illegally taken from the wild and kept locked away. After a ...

A newborn Bornean orangutan is one of Busch Gardens Tampa Bay's newest residents. According to a press release, the Florida park's latest addition, a girl, was born on April 13 via cesarean section.

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...