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Female orangutans are generally solitary, but they travel more and eat less in an apparent effort to ensure their offspring ...

In primates, the biggest, bossiest males usually get to father the most offspring; and for a long time it was thought that this rule applied to orangutans too. Male orangutans openly compete; and it's ...

Orangutans are among the strongest primates, capable of exerting immense force with their arms, which are adapted for climbing and pulling their full body weight. In close encounters, what may seem ...

WASHINGTON — 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, ...

Orangutans may use specific plants for benefits beyond ordinary nutrition. For centuries, humans have relied on the medicinal properties of plants. Now, growing evidence suggests we may not be the ...

When male Sumatran orangutans let out a long call, they’re usually trying to grab female attention. But the sounds — a booming blend of roars and grunts — can end up attracting unwanted attention from ...

Taxonomy, geographic variation, and population genetics of Bornean and Sumatran orangutans / Benoît Goossens ... [et al.] -- The functional significance of variation in jaw form in orangutans / Andrea ...

Anybody who has ever struggled to get enough sleep knows just how much in life can interfere with our rest, and just how detrimental this can be to our health and happiness. Researchers from the Max ...

Source: Safruddin, Armas, Ulil Azhari, Adami, used with permission. The wild Sumatran orangutans of the Suaq Balimbing research area in Gunung Leuser National Park, Indonesia, have been the subjects ...