Now there are less than 70,000. One of the three orangutan species, the Sumatran orangutan, is down to about 14,000. Schroeder spent half a year with a couple of organizations trying to save the ...

Sumatran orangutans are frugivores, or animals that feed on fruit. They are responsible for spreading seeds over their native area, and losing them means many tree species could also disappear ...

While 31-year-old orangutan Tua cuddles and hugs her newborn, the Philadelphia Zoo is celebrating the new addition to this critically endangered species’ population. The Sumatran orangutan ...

Indonesia's rich biodiversity hosts fascinating and unique animals like Komodo Dragons, Sumatran Orangutans, Pygmy Tarsiers, Javan Rhinos, Borneo Elephants, Sulawesi Black Macaques, and Sumatran ...

But it was Matthew Nowak, a conservationist with the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program, who found the first evidence that it could be a distinct species in 2013: specifically, the bones of a ...

All three species of orangutan - the Sumatran, the Bornean, and the Tapanuli-are critically endangered. They face the threats from hunting, fires, and habitat destruction ...

A Kent animal park is to see the birth of a baby orangutan this summer. Wingham Wildlife Park has announced female Awan is ...

There are three sub-species of orangutans, including the Bornean orangutan, the Sumatran orangutan, and the Tapanuli orangutan, which was only found in 2017. The International Union for ...

Orangutans are large apes that have been around for generations and are divided into three species – Borneo (Pongo pygmaeus), Sumatran (P. abelii) and Tapanuli (P. tapanuliensis). The Borneo ...