Decoding the long calls of the orangutan(10 March 2010)
Social life of orangutans(6 January 2010)
Orangutans kiss leaves to sound bigger and badder?(5 August 2009)
Orangutans unique in movement through tree tops(28 July 2009)
Pitt anthropologist argues humans more like orangutans than chimps (18 June 2009)
Human laughter echoes chimps chuckles(6 June 2009)
Orangutans cannibalise own babies(21 May 2009)
Orangutans swim to safety(19 March 2009)
Orangutans learn to trade favours(24 December 2008)
Orangutan's spontaneous whistling opens new chapter in evolution of speech(12 December 2008)
Another example of orangutans self-medicating(29 July 2008)
10 March 2010It is no secret that orangutans are threatened with extinction because their rain forests are being destroyed at an alarming rate. Ten years ago, Shawn Thompson, a writer, former journalist and university professor, set out to chronicle the threat to orangutans in a book released in March 2010. Read Article »
10 March 2010Research into the long calls of male Orangutans in Borneo has given scientists new insight into how these solitary apes communicate through dense jungle. Read Article »
2 March 2010'Environmentally-friendly' biofuels have been found to be more harmful to the planet than normal fossil fuel. Read Article »
22 February 2010BBC documentary shows Indonesian company clearing protected rainforest.
18 February 2010Gorillas, orang-utans and a cyanide-eating lemur are among the world’s 25 most critically endangered primates, scientists have said. Read Article »
5 February 2010The European Commission and some EU member states hope to redefine palm oil plantations as "forests," according to a leaked document from the EU executive. Read Article »
26 January 2010Project to create sustainable palm oil project undermined by Western firms
25 January 2010Payments to developing countries to reduce emissions from deforestation will only succeed if corruption and lack of financial management capacity are addressed, says new report. Read Article »