Orangutan

Students shaped stone tools at an all-female field camp run by the University of Cape Town in South Africa, where they also workshopped a code of conduct for fieldwork. PHOTO: ROBYN WALKER As an African female archaeology student, Mary* is accustomed to fee…

Students shaped stone tools at an all-female field camp run by the University of Cape Town in South Africa, where they also workshopped a code of conduct for fieldwork.  Robyn Walker By Linda NordlingOct. 23, 2019 , 12:20 PM As an African female archaeolo…

— Luca Tacconi, Australian National University Indonesian President Joko Jokowi Widodo has officially announced plans to relocate the countrys capital from the congested, sinking city of Jakarta to East Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. The hope is that …

An Australian tourist has shared a selfie he took with an orangutan while visiting a zoo in Bali.  Ian Roles, 42, was at Bali Zoo, near Denpasar, with his family on Saturday when stopped to take a photograph with the friendly animal.  It wasn't until he sto…

Humanity has made a tragic, desperate mess of the planet, Sir David Attenborough has said. The veteran broadcaster urged people to look after the natural world and waste nothing, as he prepared for his latest series to air this week. Seven Worlds, One Plane…

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Buddhas from Indochina and Peranakan Baju Kebaya on display at the Art House Gallery Museum of Ethnic Arts. You could describe Art House Gallery Museum of Ethnic Arts as a commercial art gallery with a mini-museum of folk and ethnic art attached. The perman…

Three orangutans caught up in devastating forest fires in Indonesia have been returned to the wild. A mother and baby, nicknamed Mama Sifa and Sifa, were among the trio released back to their natural habitat in the forest of Ketapang, West Kalimantan. The a…

Medan, Indonesia - Khairul Bukhari is in mourning. On October 3, Golfrid Siregar, his friend and colleague at the biggest environmental group in Indonesia, was found in an underpass in the city of Medan on the island of Sumatra with a serious head wound. T…

Animal attractions are an important part of tourism, something that everyone would want to experience. Whether it’s the elephants of Thailand, the Komodo dragons of Indonesia, or the tigers of Peninsular Malaysia, Southeast Asia is known for its rich biodive…