Forty-three is old for an orangutan, which Tommy is; the median lifespan for male Sumatran orangutans is 25 years, and it's 27 years for male Bornean orangutans. For most of Tommy's life ...

by KOMO News Staff TOPICS: SEATTLE — An animal keeper at Woodland Park Zoo was seriously injured after being bitten by an orangutan during a routine training session over the weekend.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — On Wednesday, The Indianapolis Zoo announced the winning name for the male baby orangutan born in the Simon Skjodt International Orangutan Center on Feb. 20, 2025.

Mysuru: Minnie, 11-year-old orangutan housed in Mysuru Zoo who was diagnosed with pneumonia for the third time since Aug, is recovering from the illness. It is showing signs of recovery ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Zoo welcomed a baby orangutan and asked Hoosiers to name the baby. With more than 9,000 votes, the name ‘Edi’ is now the baby’s name. Edi means “the ...

The youngest orangutan at the Oregon Zoo celebrated a milestone on Sunday. Jolene the orangutan turned 3. That’s old enough to be plenty playful and a proficient climber, but the young primate ...

The orangutan’s name is Iris. Yes, Iris for I-R-S. She “was born here on April 15, 1987,” the zoo said on social media. That fact was followed by an exclamation point, a seemingly justified ...

SEATTLE (KING/CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - An orangutan bit and seriously injured a zookeeper Saturday. A zookeeper at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle was seriously injured after being bitten by an ...

SEATTLE — An animal keeper at a Seattle zoo was treated at a local hospital Saturday after being bitten by an orangutan. The Woodland Park Zoo said the keeper suffered a serious but non-life ...

An orangutan (not the one pictured) has been deemed safe after biting a zoo worker in Seattle. Chris Tellez via Unsplash An orangutan bit a zookeeper’s hand through a mesh barrier, causing a ...

The zoo announced the arrival of the new orangutan on Feb. 20. "IT'S A BOY! Orangutan mom Sirih gave birth to a healthy male baby this afternoon," the zoo said in a social media post. Voting opened ...