An old video of a Virgina zookeeper and a special orangutan has resurfaced and is going viral because of the incredible display of the ape's adaptability. The orangutan, named Zoe, delivered her ...

The Kentucky zoo said the orangutan, named Amber, is known for her "playful personality" and often points out things about visitors Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been ...

Our animal friends can be amusing. The annual wildlife photo competition celebrates the silly side of the animal kingdom.

Orphaned orangutans attend classes where they learn to crack open coconuts, avoid predators, climb trees and much more Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

“Sometimes I feel like I’ve chosen the most difficult thing in the world to study,” Cheryl Knott tells me as we sit beneath the rain forest canopy at her orangutan research station in ...

An extremely rare albino Orangutan has been found in Indonesia. Conservationists rescued her on Borneo Island, and It is the first albino orangutan encountered by the foundation in its 25 years of ...