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 ...

“Humans are also great apes,” Griese said. The baby will cling to Sirih’s chest or back for the next two years. Like a human newborn, orangutan babies are totally dependent on their mothers. The ...

The vets deliver medical equipment to an orangutan veterinary clinic after it was badly damaged. Kiwi was rejected by her mother in Spain so has moved to Europe's creche for orphaned orangutans.