Researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior (MPI-AB) and the University of Konstanz in Germany, working with ...

Anybody who has ever struggled to get enough sleep knows just how much in life can interfere with our rest, and just how ...

Each evening, before turning in for the night, orangutans “make their beds,” building leafy nests of twigs and foliage to ...

HEALTH Orangutan in Indonesian rainforest treats own facial wound, say researchers: ‘Appeared intentional’ Primate’s self-medicating treatment helped heal his wound, biologists said ...

It is "the first known case of active wound treatment in a wild animal with a medical plant," biologist Isabelle Laumer told NPR. She says the orangutan, called Rakus, is now thriving.

Vivy, a critically endangered Bornean orangutan, has returned to the rainforest with help from The Orangutan Project and the Bornean Orangutan Rescue Alliance Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at ...

Camouflage is a tool that insects and animals use as a defense mechanism. If they can blend in with their surroundings, they can hide their movement and location. “In regions with such intense ...

The animal was seen applying a medicinal herb to an injury to his face and within a few days, ... an orangutan a group of researchers was studying in the rainforest of Indonesia, ...

A wounded orangutan was seen self-medicating with a plant known to relieve pain. It's the first time an animal has been observed applying medicine to a skin injury.

Dec. 8, 2021 — When it comes to motherhood, orangutans are animals of distinction. An orangutan mother will stay in close contact with her baby for up to nine years--longer than almost all ...

A rainforest is simply a forest that receives a lot of rain. But when you think "rainforest," the image that comes to mind is probably a tropical rainforest: one located near the equator, between the ...

Orangutans are also known as 'gardeners of the rainforest' as they help with seed dispersal by consuming various fruits and moving between trees. Skip to main content ... Hunting remains a major ...