Orangutans share a staggering 96.4 per cent of their DNA with humans - so it might not come as a shock that they are capable of deep compassion. In 2020, the family visited Schoenbrunn Zoo while ...

Baby orangutans wear diapers, sleep in cots and are looked after by uniformed nurses at Orangutan Island in northern Malaysia. The center claims to be fighting to preserve the endangered primates ...

At a forest school in Borneo, baby orangutans learn tree-climbing skills from their human surrogate parents. The orphans spend 12 hours a day in the forest, preparing for a new life in the wild.

When you're a baby orangutan facing a long daunting trip abroad, a bit of luxury goes a long way. Kiwi was given her own first-class cabin as she sailed across the English Channel with her carers ...

Michaela Strachan and Steve Leonard present a series featuring orphaned and rescued orangutans in Borneo. Steve tries to rescue a baby orangutan being illegally held in a village. Show more ...

This is the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation, where orphaned baby apes are cared for by their very own nannies. Abandoned youngsters are brought into the centre in Kalimantan, Borneo ...

The Columbus Zoo's orangutans may have been especially thankful this Thanksgiving as they celebrated the birthday of the newest member of their family. Clementine celebrated her first birthday ...