The orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus), one of the Old World great apes, has its population restricted to the rain forests of the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Borneo. The orangutan is the largest living arboreal mammal, and it spends most of the...

The orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus), whose name means "Man of the Woods" in Malay, is divided into two subspecies, one inhabiting the island of Sumatra and the other Borneo. This highly endangered primate is one of four still-existing species...

The orangutans are two species of great apes known for their intelligence, long arms and reddish-brown hair. Native to Indonesia and Malaysia, they are currently found only in rainforests on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, though fossils have been...

This is a reading comprehension exercise for children. It is written by Susan Fineman, a reading specialist in the New Haven, Conn., school district and based on an Associated Press story. Some orangutan parents teach their offspring to use leaves as napkins. Others...

Wouldn't it be great to go back in time to help the orangutans in Borneo? Now you can! Pretend you are there to help. You get to decide why you are there and what you are doing. Directions: Read the questions...

Zoo Atlanta is adopting an 8-month-old orphan orangutan from an Indiana children's zoo, officials said Tuesday.Dumadi is expected to arrive Wednesday and will be given to 25-year-old female Madu, who has been a surrogate mother to another orphan in the Atlanta zoo's 10-member orangutan family....

An orangutan in a Malaysian wildlife sanctuary snatched a French tourist's backpack and bit her while pulling off her shoes, socks and pants, the tourist said Tuesday.But an official denied the animal had bitten the woman.The tourist, who asked to be identified only as Odile,...

This essay describes a 1998-1999 study of approximately 25 orangutans in a Borneo forest.