grown orangutans predominantly eat fruit, like durian, which comprises up to 60% of their diet. Orangutans will also eat tree ...

People could learn from orangutans when it comes to maintaining a healthy diet, say scientists. They found that, be it feast or famine, the primates adapt through “flexible” eating patterns. The ...

Orangutans, humans’ close evolutionary relatives, have developed remarkable strategies to survive in the unpredictable rainforests of Borneo. A Rutgers-led study reveals that these apes balance ...

A wildlife park has put a orangutan on a diet so that she can be returned to the wild. Jackie was 'spoilt' on junk food after being discovered by villagers when she was 2 years old. She weighed over ...

In more than 20 years of field research, Rakus is the first orangutan to be observed using a medicinal plant to treat wounds. Armas / Suaq Project via Max Planck Institute In June 2022, a team of ...