Orangutans, just like humans, also need to compensate for lost sleep with naps, according to new research. Watching them ...

Indra shares the habitat with the zoo's five other orangutans, and will rotate with them who goes out into the exhibit each ...

Animal caretakers are raising a baby orangutan that was recently born at Utah’s Hogle Zoo. Bornean orangutan Kawan delivered ...

The team sought guidance from the Association of Zoos & Aquariums and the Orangutan Species Survival Plan and discussed the baby’s best interest, ultimately deciding “to hand-rear the infant,” and ...

If these 10 animals went to school, they’d definitely be the class toppers because of their incredible intelligence, ...

Most oriole nests can be found hanging in the canopy of a deciduous tree, snug and secure from predators, but some species in the Great Plains build cup-shaped nests in low shrubs to shield them from ...

After following orangutans for 17 years, researchers have figured out their sleeping schedule and nap timings.

Researchers monitored 53 adult apes in the sumatran rainforest for fourteen years and found their naps extend five to ten ...

“For people, even a short nap can have significant restorative effects,” noted the researchers. “It’s possible that these ...

Anybody who has ever struggled to get enough sleep knows just how much in life can interfere with our rest, and just how ...

The Philadelphia Zoo is celebrating the first birthday of baby orangutan, Jambi, on Thursday, June 26, 2025. He was the first of his species to be born at the zoo in 15 years.

Each evening, before turning in for the night, orangutans “make their beds,” building leafy nests of twigs and foliage to ...