Orangutans do this a lot when they’re mad ... only one dominant flanged male maintains control over a local group of females. Many males in the area retain smaller bodies and don’t develop ...

Yet Hadisiswoyo and his group do make progress. Since 2001, they’ve returned more than 2,500 acres of forest to habitat land. And that orangutan from the rickshaw? The police questioned the ...

Orphaned orangutans attend classes where they learn to crack open coconuts, avoid predators, climb trees and much more Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

The Indianapolis Zoo welcomed a male baby orangutan to its Simon Skjodt International Orangutan Center. This makes it 12 official primates that live at the zoo. The baby was born at 2:30 p.m. on ...

The Kentucky zoo said the orangutan, named Amber, is known for her "playful personality" and often points out things about visitors Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been ...