An upside-down orangutan, a gigantic-looking bird and a flexible feathered friend performing the splits are among awe-inspiring photos honoured in this year’s World Nature Photography Awards. The contest has announced its winners from an incredible pool of entries that flooded in from all over the globe. A stunning image of an endangered Bornean orangutan staring … Read more
An upside-down orangutan, a gigantic-looking bird and a flexible feathered friend performing the splits are among awe-inspiring photos honoured in this year’s World Nature Photography Awards. The contest has announced its winners from an incredible pool of entries that flooded in from all over the globe. A stunning image of an endangered Bornean orangutan staring … Read more
A male Sumatran orangutan has ‘stepped up to the plate’ to look after his daughter after her mother unexpectedly died last month at a zoo in Colorado. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, the Denver Zoo revealed that Cerah, who is just two years old, is now being cared for by her father, Berani. ‘For … Read more
World’s most threatened ape at risk of extinction: Tapanuli orangutan is struggling to survive after being driven into the mountains by hunters and deforestation The Tapanuli orangutan lives in a small remote area of the Sumatra forests They were pushed into that region by deforestation and human hunters Researchers say they were once much more … Read more
Queen of the Swingers! Leia the orangutan stuns her keepers by giving birth in Chester Zoo after returning negative pregnancy test Keepers were surprised when the newborn orangutan arrived on June 18 Leia keeps it close at all times so keepers can’t determine its gender yet Bornean orangutans are listed as critically endangered in the … Read more
EXCLUSIVE Moment partying Britons feed energy drink and McDonald’s takeaway to an ORANGUTAN while driving it through the streets of Dubai in their Mercedes as footage is slammed by animal rights groups Ape washed down a banana with a can of Monster energy drink in the UAE Group of British men believed to be from … Read more
Orangutan who lost his arms when he suffered an electric shock while fleeing his captors has learned how to climb and find food using only his legs as he prepares for freedom Orangutan Kopral was electrocuted when trying to flee his captors in Indonesia He was brought under the care of the Borneo Orangutan Survival … Read more
A baby orangutan may have died from coronavirus at a German zoo, PETA has claimed – prompting an angry denial from zookeepers. Leipzig Zoo announced the death of nine-month-old baby Rima last week, saying she was seriously ill without giving a cause of death. Since then, PETA’s German branch has demanded an investigation into whether … Read more
Otterly adorable! Orangutans form a ‘very special bond’ with the family who share their enclosure in a Belgian zoo Three orangutans at Pairi Daiza zoo in Belgium share their enclosure with otters The two species have a ‘very special bond’ and are often seen playing together Staff decided to run Asian small-clawed otters’ river through the apes’ … Read more
He’s throwing an oranguTANTRUM! Stroppy baby ape is dragged around his safari park home by his nonplussed mother Three-year-old Berani showed off his cheeky side while playing with mother Sari at Pairi Daiza zoo in Belgium Youngster didn’t want to do as he was told but still planted a kiss on his doting mother after a … Read more