Orangutans were given ice lollies as Thailand sizzles in intense summer heat. The primates were given the frozen treats and ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — On Wednesday, The Indianapolis Zoo announced the winning name for the male baby orangutan born in the ...

Forty-three is old for an orangutan, which Tommy is; the median lifespan for male Sumatran orangutans is 25 years, and it's 27 years for male Bornean orangutans. For most of Tommy's life ...

Dr. Louis Leakey hired three primatologists to study the great apes which at the time little was known. Dr. Jane Goodall for chimpanzees, the late Dr. Dian Fossey took the King Kong out of ...