An adult male orangutan contemplates his next move in haze produced by Indonesia's 2015 wildfires. Wendy Erb, CC BY-ND Bornean orangutans are one of three orangutan species, all critically endangered.

Wendy Erb has spent countless hours studying orangutans in Borneo's tropical peatland forests in order to learn how male Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) communicate. While doing so, she ...

Our red-headed primate cousins, the orangutans, might be more similar to us vocally than we first thought. According to a paper published in the journal PNAS Nexus on June 27, orangutans have been ...

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 ...

Orangutans can make two separate sounds simultaneously, much like songbirds or human beatboxers, according to a new study. Orangutans can make two separate sounds simultaneously, much like songbirds ...

Male orangutans that resettle to a new area appear to be imitating the behavior of a local individual in an effort to survive and find a future home range, a new study says. The researchers have ...

Orangutans can make two separate sounds simultaneously, much like songbirds or human beatboxers, according to a study led by the University of Warwick. Academics say the findings provide clues around ...