During guided outings in a small motorboat along a Malaysian river, we would also see purple herons, endangered storks, and — a highlight of the trip — an orangutan.

Video showed the male orangutan roaming across a chasm of sand streaked with white and black rocks. Read more at straitstimes ...

However, the discovery of a previously unknown orangutan population in Malaysian Borneo is reason to hope. Human actions have reduced orangutan habitats by more than 80% over the past 20 years.

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

The images, taken last month by a local resident, are from the same province where Indonesia is building its new capital, a ...

Footage of a seemingly confused orangutan roaming the desolate site ... are from the same province on Borneo island where Indonesia is building its new capital, a project environmentalists fear ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of pitcher plant on the Malaysian island of Borneo, with leaves covered in hairs resembling orangutan fur. This plant, named Nepenthes pongoides ...