Badul, once kept in a zoo enclosure beside other animals, spent eight years relearning forest survival skills; Korwas was ...

A zoo is celebrating an irresistibly cute new arrival – a baby orangutan named Ruhana born through rare caesarean. The tiny infant was delivered to proud mom Jahe in December, with an expert medical ...

We love it when zoos post videos and updates of their new animal additions. And one of the best we've seen recently is from the Memphis Zoo, where a baby orangutan was born in December. The Instagram ...

Each day, Times Insider editors scour the newspaper for the most interesting facts to appear on our pages. This year, tidbits about plastic recycling, whale sharks and crab Rangoon enlightened and ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Memphis Zoo announced the birth of a baby orangutan named Ruhana, or Ru, earlier this month. The Zoo said the name Ruhana means soul, spirit or essence of life in Sanskrit and ...

INDIANAPOLIS— Azy, the oldest male orangutan in North America, turned 48 at the Indianapolis Zoo Sunday. Azy moved to the Indianapolis Zoo in 2010 and currently resides in the Simon Skjodt ...

Santa inspired by St. Nicholas, a 4th-century bishop known for kindness and secret gift-giving. Santa's red suit popularized by Coca-Cola, earlier depictions showed him in bishop's attire. Santa's ...

For the first time, scientists have published a detailed report of adoption in these great apes. Rossa, pictured here at nearly 14 years old, adopted her younger sister Ronnie when Rossa was just 12.6 ...

The LA Zoo on Thursday is celebrating the arrival of its first baby orangutan in nearly 15 years. The baby boy Bornean orangutan was born to 43-year-old mother Kalim and 31-year-old father Isim on Oct ...

An Orangutan family living inside the Los Angeles Zoo has welcomed a new baby boy, the first infant to be born at the zoo in nearly 15 years. The baby was born on Oct. 10 to Kalim, his 43-year-old ...