Orangutan

A four-and-half-year-old orangutan has today been released into the wild in Indonesia.  Rere was set free from a cage at the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program (SOCP) Reintroduction and Quarantine Station in Jantho, Aceh Besar. Together with Aceh Natur…

KUALA LUMPUR: The giant panda enclosure at Kuala Lumpurs Zoo Negara provided visitors a cooling respite from the hot and humid weather. On Tuesday morning (Jun 11), the zoos biggest attraction, a one-year-old giant panda cub, was enjoying the air-conditioned…

"I spend a great deal of my time in the jungle, surveying the heartbreaking damage caused by rampant deforestation of the orangutans' home, usually to make way for palm oil and other agricultural plantations," Cocks said. "Our focus and the majority of my tim…

A rare example of cultural evolution in action: Throughout the Highlands of New Guinea, a groups ability to raise large numbers of pigs is directly related to i…

By Gatu MbariaOn Tuesday, the world received the sad news that the last male Sumatran rhino was dead, leaving behind a sole female that lives in protected rather than natural space. Last year, the world had received news of the death in Northern Kenya of Sud…

Binny: Indias only Orangutan dies Indias only orangutan named Binny died at the age of 41 in Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Key Highlights About: The Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP) has lost one of its beloved members the 41-year-old…

A 41-year-old orangutan at Odisha's Nandankanan Zoological Park died here on Wednesday following a prolonged illness. 'Binny', the country's lone orangutan passed away around 9.40 pm on Wednesday due to old-age related ailments followed by respiratory tract …

Binny, India’s only orangutan, died of old-age related ailments at Odisha's Nandankanan Zoological Park. Binny was suffering from prolonged illness followed by respiratory tract infection, and died she breathed her last on Wednesday. "Since the last three da…

Binny, was brought to Nandankanan Zoo from Pune's Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park on November 20, 2003.Bhubaneswar: A 41-year-old orangutan at Odisha's Nandankanan Zoological Park died on Wednesday following a prolonged illness. ''Binny'', the country's lone or…

Oil palm is alternatively seen as a gift from god or a crime against humanity; according to science, it is neither Norwegian University of Life Sciences IMAGE: The view of an oil palm plantation in Indonesia. Credit: Douglas Sheil Oil palm is neither the d…