A 14-year-old endangered creature has been welcomed by a zoo in California, officials said. On March 10, Labu, a Sumatran ...

Siamangs are the largest of the 20 gibbon species, and belong to their own genus, Symphalangus. Distributed across Sumatra, ...

On March 10, Labu, a Sumatran orangutan, arrived at the San Diego Zoo from the Fresno Chaffee Zoo as part of the Species Survival Plan Program, according to an April 22 news release. He can be ...

Forty-three is old for an orangutan, which Tommy is; the median lifespan for male Sumatran orangutans is 25 years, and it's 27 years for male Bornean orangutans. For most of Tommy's life ...

The orangutan family at Rio Safari Elche — Kai, Joly, and their young one, Membelai — enjoyed a special Easter treat this ...

Comprehensive reference genomes have now been assembled for six ape species: siamang (a Southeast Asian gibbon), Sumatran orangutan, Bornean orangutan, gorilla, bonobo and chimpanzee. Areas of their ...

Did you find it?” a researcher asked Pablo Sinovas, who believed he rediscovered the creature during a two-day jungle trek.

M. Indra Kurnia, conservation director at the Sumatran Orangutan Lestari Foundation, said there were 19 recorded cases of illegal trading of tiger body parts over the past decade. “We don’t ...

Tigers and monkeys and tapirs, oh my! Joel Sartore's latest book, "National Geographic Photo Ark: Babies," captures the ...

Comprehensive reference genomes have now been assembled for six ape species: siamang (a Southeast Asian gibbon), Sumatran orangutan, Bornean orangutan, gorilla, bonobo and chimpanzee. Areas of ...

In waters as acidic as vinegar—at a pH of 4—a small, resilient fish known as the Malay combtail (Belontia hasselti), meanders ...