Scientists working in Indonesia have observed an orangutan intentionally treating a wound on their face with a medicinal plant, the first time this behavior has been documented. Rakus, a male ...

This question of how male development is triggered remains unanswered, in part because of the same challenge that faces orangutan researchers on so many fronts: Their subjects are just so ...

Footage of a seemingly confused orangutan roaming the desolate site of an Indonesian coal mine, meters from excavators, has ...

A male Sumatran orangutan named Rakus was observed by German ... They are listed as critically endangered, and face several threats, including habitat destruction due to logging, palm oil ...

The viral video of an orangutan in the coal mining concession highlights the shrinking of its roaming space and the loss of ...

Mission Critical explored the challenges that orangutans face in the wild, and the obstacles that scientists, photographers, and explorers face when documenting them in the thick rain forest of ...