An orangutan in a protected Indonesian rainforest site who sustained a facial wound treated the injury himself, according to a study published in the journal Scientific Reports earlier this month. The ...

An orangutan in Sumatra surprised scientists when he was seen treating an open wound on his cheek with a poultice made from a medicinal plant. It’s the first scientific record of a wild animal healing ...

For the first time, scientists observed a wild animal treating its own wound with a medicinal plant. A Sumatran orangutan, chewed up liana leaves and applied them to his wound. It healed in five days.

Source: Safruddin, Armas, Ulil Azhari, Adami, used with permission. The wild Sumatran orangutans of the Suaq Balimbing research area in Gunung Leuser National Park, Indonesia, have been the subjects ...

An adorable baby orangutan born at Chester Zoo has been pictured as the zoo has revealed both its gender and a meaningful name. Chester Zoo confirmed the birth of the critically endangered Bornean ...

Copying what others do is a familiar human trait; whether it's the latest teen craze in fashion or the way many of us, at any age, are eager to follow the crowd. With support from the National Science ...

Chester Zoo has confirmed the birth of a critically endangered animal. The "tiny" Bornean orangutan was born in the early hours of Tuesday, October 7 following mum Leia's eight-and-a-half month ...