Their findings, published in eLife, highlight that hair loss across mammals, from dolphins to humans, is not a random ...

At just 8 weeks old, Poppy was rescued from an illegal household near a palm oil plantation, heartbroken and crying like a ...

In truth, it is not a paradox. The animals involved all seem perfectly eager participants in heterosexual behaviour, as well, so their reproduction is not compromised. It is, though, a puzzle—for ...

Wildlife encounters have a unique power to reshape how people see the world and their place within it. Observing animals in ...

Meriter, UW Health and Henry Vilas Zoo have teamed up to vaccinate a 3-year-old orangutan named Menjadi against the flu.

Orangutans learn from their family how to do everything, like build nests, use tools, and behave oneself within the social ...

Christmas came early at the Memphis Zoo with the much-anticipated arrival of an orangutan baby, a girl named Ruhana ...

Non-human primates (NHPs) possess high cognitive abilities that enable them to respond effectively to complex social, ecological, and psychological challenges. These abilities need to be stimulated in ...

Indonesia's deadly flooding was an "extinction-level disturbance" for the world's rarest great ape, the tapanuli orangutan, causing catastrophic damage to its habitat and survival prospects, ...

Humans are far closer to meerkats and beavers for levels of exclusive mating than we are to most of our primate cousins, according to a new University of Cambridge study that includes a table ranking ...

WLKY NEWS. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 28 YEARS, THE LOUISVILLE ZOO IS WELCOMING TWO NEW ORANGUTANS, SAM AND KYRA ARE MOTHER AND DAUGHTER, AND THEY CAME TO LOUISVILLE FROM THE CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN ZOO. THE ...