Abdul Karim (second right) speaking at a press conference in Kuching after launching a tourism workshop. KUCHING: Malaysia does not need to give orang utans as gifts to palm oil trading countries as ...

Of prime concern: Scientists at a recent symposium highlighted the need for more collaborative research on the orang utan. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star Scientists say stepping up research on the orang ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. CATHERINE ELLIS, REPORTER: This is no cheeky monkey, this is an ape! They're orangutans and they love ...

Researchers have mapped the genetic blueprint of orang-utans – a move that could greatly assist conservation efforts for the rapidly disappearing ape, writes DICK AHLSTROM, Science Editor EFFORTS TO ...

KUCHING: Aman the orang utan has successfully undergone an operation to remove cataracts from both eyes at the Matang Wildlife Centre – the world’s first cataract surgery on an orang utan. Animal ...

The rust-colored orang-utan refuses to come down from his nest high up in the trees. He’s been sitting up there for more than an hour eating some fruit, barely paying attention to his many adoring ...

The mother — only known as Elizabeth — was visiting the zoo with her 13-week-old son Eli, when she slipped away to breastfeed him near the orang-utan enclosure. Talking to 774 ABC Melbourne, Elizabeth ...

It is tempting to propose a correlation between reduced Alu retroposition and the greater structural stability of the orang-utan genome. More than 10 6 Alu elements exist within primate genomes.

These pictures show villagers in Borneo cooking an eating an orang-utan after it was shot in the jungle. The villagers claim they found the endangered animal after it had been shot by hunters, who ...

The last time Emily Bland met Rishi the orang-utan, they were both still at the crawling stage. So when the pair were reunited two years later, there was a whole new world of play to explore. The ...

For Oshine there will be no more sweets, jelly and marshmallows Credit: Photo: PA For Oshine there will be no more sweets, jelly and marshmallows and instead she will be getting a healthy diet of ...