3+ hour, 48+ min ago  (535+ words) "Tiny Sibu Jr. entered the world completely alone." After being cared for by humans since birth, an 11-week-old orangutan named Sibu Junior has now been moved across the Irish Sea to a specialist sanctuary in England because his mother could…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (231+ words) The Fresno Chaffee Zoo has a new family member in the Kingdoms of Asia habitat, and visitors have an opportunity to see the endangered species as soon as this weekend. A female siamang was born June 11 at the Fresno, the…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (333+ words) Fresno Chaffee Zoo has welcomed a new addition to its endangered siamang population with the birth of a female infant to 16-year-old Safiya on June 11. The zoo announced Monday that both Safiya and the baby are healthy and being monitored…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (235+ words) FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — An endangered baby siamang was born at Fresno Chaffee Zoo, and zoo officials say both mother and infant are doing well. The Fresno Chaffee Zoo announced that Safiya, a 16-year-old siamang, gave birth to a female baby on…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago  (368+ words) NAWALPARASI: In a groundbreaking move for wildlife conservation, the Narayanghat-Butwal road extension project has introduced an “overhead canopy bridge” in its eastern section, marking the first of its kind in Nepal. This innovative structure, located at Pitouji in the Gaindakot…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (222+ words) The study, led by Georgia Allen during her Masters in Conservation and Biodiversity at the University of Exeter, found that orangutans often ingest specific plant species in particular sequences, a behavior pattern resembling self-medication seen in other animals. Importantly, many…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (394+ words) Orangutans may use specific plants for benefits beyond ordinary nutrition. For centuries, humans have relied on the medicinal properties of plants. Now, growing evidence suggests we may not be the only species that knows how to use nature’s pharmacy. A…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (594+ words) Female orangutans are generally solitary, but they travel more and eat less in an apparent effort to ensure their offspring have someone to play with Female orangutans usually raise a single infant at a timeANDREY GUDKOV/Alamy Orangutan mothers seem…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (327+ words) Jakarta — Indonesia’s Ministry of Forestry has released five rehabilitated orangutans into their natural habitat in Betung Kerihun National Park, West Kalimantan, marking the 18th orangutan release in the conservation area since 2017, the ministry said Thursday, July 2. The release, carried out on…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (299+ words) One of the newborn orangutan twins born at Taipei Zoo earlier this week died early on Wednesday, while its sibling was in critical condition in intensive care, the zoo said. One of the twins began showing dramatic fluctuations in vital…...