Orangutans have one of the slowest life histories among mammals, and a new study now shows just how long orangutan mothers continue to breastfeed their offspring. An international team has ...

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This article is brought to you by Audubon Nature Institute. Among the animals at Audubon Zoo, the orangutans are perhaps some of the most engaging when it comes to interacting with each other, ...

By observing orangutans for long durations over many years, the research group managed to show that young orangutans peered at (deliberately watched) their mothers making nests to learn how to do it.

When a wild orangutan leaves its mother after spending many years by her side, it has a mental catalog of almost 250 edible plants and animals, and the knowledge of how to acquire and process them. A ...

Orangutans, humans’ close evolutionary relatives, have developed remarkable strategies to survive in the unpredictable rainforests of Borneo. A Rutgers-led study reveals that these apes balance ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. New research based on more than a decade of field observations indicates that wild Sumatran orangutans balance their sleep needs much like humans ...

Orangutans have one of the slowest life histories among mammals, and this study now shows just how long orangutan mothers continue to breastfeed their offspring. An international team has demonstrated ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cissy, a Sumatran orangutan mother, is taking a nap in her day nest. Orangutans are considered semi-solitary great apes, meaning ...