Raku’s remedy: An orangutan crafted medicine to heal itself — and it worked
Humans are not the only creatures who make medicine to treat themselves.
Tag: orangutan
Joking in the jungle: Apes have humor and they love teasing each other
This challenges the idea that humor is a human-only characteristic.
Migrant orangutans study locals to identify healthy food options
They get this information through a behavior called peering.
Orangutans instinctively make and use basic stone tools
Orangutans display an ability that was once thought to be exclusively human: the ability to create tools.
Coronavirus adds new threat to orangutans in Indonesia
While no cases have been confirmed so far, orangutans share 97% of our DNA so chances of transmission are high.
Giant extinct primate is directly related to orangutans
It is the first time genetic material this old has been retrieved from a fossil in a subtropical area.
Bonobo mothers help their sons get dates — it makes them 3x as likely to become fathers
Just let me get Tinder like everybody else, Mom. Sheesh.
Orangutans don’t use tools instinctively — they actually think about what they’re doing
Give an orangutan a banana and you'll feed him for a day. Give him a stick and he'll poke bananas ...
Orangutan numbers continue to decline — despite optimistic government report
There is little reason for optimism here -- but conservation efforts can still make a difference.
Borneo has lost nearly 150,000 orangutans since 1999
They're resilient and they can make a recovery, if we just cut down on the palm oil.
Scientists discover third Orangutan species. It’s already threatened with extinction
We just enlarged the great ape family. But there's also bad news.
Tinder-like app for orangutans lets females in zoos chose who they mate with
Swipe, swipe, swipe, banana.
Orangutans can tell if a drink tastes good or bad just by looking at it — once thought a ‘human thing’
They're more than the simple animals we consider them to be.
Borneo orangutan and two shark species hit extinction ‘red list’
It is alarming to see such emblematic species slide towards extinction
Ancient shoulders point to our ape past
A new study shows that evolution's burden is distinctly visible on our shoulders - literally. Our shoulders are surprisingly similar ...
The ugly truth behind the ‘cute’ video of the orangutan and tiger cubs
Social media was ecstatic - just look at this video of an orangutan bottle-feeding a tiger cub. Tens of millions ...
A wild-born orangutan has learned to communicate like a human
A female orangutan born in the wild has learned to use her tongue to whistle and produce vowel sounds just ...
P&G is driving massive deforestation and an orangutan graveyard in Indonesia
A year long investigation by Greenpeace reveals grim palm oil harvesting practices in Indonesia, where suppliers are currently engaging in ...
