Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A baby orangutan was born at the Memphis Zoo in December, marking an important milestone for the critically endangered species.

Tapanuli orangutans are the world's most endangered great ape. Fewer than 800 remain, all previously thought to be in their native Indonesia. But now an Indian zoo says it has one. An Indian court ...

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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — An Argentine court says an orangutan that has lived 20 years at the Buenos Aires zoo is entitled to some legal rights enjoyed by humans. The ruling comes a month after a ...

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Christmas came early at the Memphis Zoo with the much-anticipated arrival of an orangutan baby, a girl named Ruhana (roo-hah-na). The baby, born in early December, was the second for mother Jahe ...