An orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant — the latest example of how some animals attempt to soothe their own ills with remedies found in the wild, scientists ...

Three critically endangered orangutans have been successfully released into a national park in Borneo, Indonesia, after they ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Researchers observed a wild orangutan in Sumatra treating a facial wound with a plant known for its healing properties, marking the first ...

Ten endangered primates were given a fresh start this month, after being flown more than 7,000 miles from Kent to Indonesia. The primates – a mix of Javan gibbons and langurs – were all born at either ...

The reporting was supported by a grant from the Pulitzer Center. In the bustling Jatinegara market in Jakarta, cages are stacked three metres high, holding creatures from all corners of Indonesia and ...