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Newborn orangutan twin dies at Taipei Zoo; sibling critical
6+ hour, 44+ min ago (305+ words) One of the newborn orangutan twins born at the Taipei Zoo earlier this week died early yesterday, while its sibling remained in critical condition in intensive care, the zoo said. One of the twins began showing dramatic fluctuations in vital…...
Makan, orangutan at Sacramento Zoo, dies at age 23 - AOL
19+ hour, 35+ min ago (202+ words) (FOX40. COM) " Makan, a 23-year-old male Sumatran Orangutan living at the Sacramento Zoo, has died from a long-term illness, officials announced Tuesday. Makan had suffered from an chronic respiratory disease known as Orangutan Respiratory Disease Syndrome for over a decade. The…...
Sacramento Zoo orangutan Makan dies after long battle with respiratory disease
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (263+ words) Updated on: June 30, 2026 / 2: 10 PM PDT / CBS Sacramento The Sacramento Zoo is mourning the death of Makan, its male Sumatran orangutan. Zoo officials said Makan died Monday after years of treatment for a chronic respiratory disease known as Orangutan Respiratory Disease…...
Four days of rain may have killed seven percent of the world's rarest orangutans
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (540+ words) Four days of extreme rain and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra last November killed an estimated 58 Tapanuli orangutans - roughly seven percent of the world's most endangered great ape species - researchers uncover The Tapanuli orangutan has been one of…...
Taipei Zoo marks rare cesarean delivery of orangutan twins
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (473+ words) The Taipei Zoo yesterday performed a rare cesarean delivery of orangutan twins. The orangutan, Ko Yi (), had previously been pregnant, but her earlier vaginal delivery was unsuccessful, the zoo said. She has been treated as a high-risk pregnancy since she…...
Bornean Orangutan
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (178+ words) The Bornean orangutan is facing imminent extinction. We are both the cause and the ones who will bear the brunt of the consequences. Yet, the destruction of the habitat pockets in Kapuas Hulu is particularly alarming. It is occurring at…...
Orangutans seek out the precise plants that fight infection and heal wounds, jaw-dropping study finds
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (311+ words) After 20 years of orangutan observations, scientists have discovered that orangutans seek out plants with healing properties We might see orangutans chomping down on a leaf and think they've just picked the plant that's closest to them. In fact, new research…...
Orangutans Seek Out Medicinal Plants
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (291+ words) In fact, they're some of the same plants used pharmacologically by local Indigenous people 2: 00 PM CDT on June 25, 2026 In 2024, biologists reported that a wild Sumatran orangutan named Raku treated his own facial wound with a poultice of chewed-up leaves. They…...
3 orangutans released into the wild in East Kutai protected forest
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (31+ words) ANTARA News 3 orangutans released into the wild in East Kutai protected forest Translator: Prisca Triferna Violleta, Cindy Frishanti Octavia...
Orangutan Moms Build a New Nest Every Night
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1081+ words) Deep in the lush rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra, orangutan mothers perform a remarkable daily ritual that showcases their intelligence, dedication to their young, and advanced survival skills. Every single evening, as daylight fades through the dense canopy, female orangutans…...