The baby Sumatran orangutan marks the first orangutan birth at the Sacramento Zoo since 1981 The Sacramento Zoo has a new addition, and he is seriously adorable. On May 1, the California zoo's ...

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A critically endangered Sumatran orangutan born at the Philadelphia Zoo in late June has officially made its public debut. The zoo shared that the baby is a boy and has been named Jambi after the city ...

In a recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports, a group of researchers documented the first observed instance of a wild Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) actively treating a facial ...

Staff and guests at the Sacramento Zoo have a lot to celebrate this week after the birth of a male Sumatran orangutan. He entered the world on May 1, marking the first orangutan birth at the zoo since ...

An orangutan on the Critically Endangered Species List has given birth to an adorable new addition at the Sacramento Zoo. A 19-year-old Sumatran orangutan named Indah gave birth to a male infant on ...

The Philadelphia Zoo announced the birth of a critically endangered Sumatran orangutan, the first for the zoo in 15 years. Screengrab from Philadelphia Zoo video While 31-year-old orangutan Tua ...

The Denver Zoo is welcoming the arrival of the newborn Sumatran orangutan to mom Elrina. The baby arrived on Sunday and is believed to be a female. Zookeepers said that mom and baby are thriving in ...