Relocating orangutans is a common practice to protect them from wildfires and other suspected dangers. A recent study has found that orangutans find their way back. World news

'If someone kidnaps your grandpa...': Researchers suggest against relocating orangutans

A combination of traditional recording methods and AI analysis helped in identifying three distinct variations within the long calls of primates. This new finding suggests that their vocalisations might be even more intricate than previously understood, a new study published in PeerJ Life & Environment says.

What are the Orangutans yelling? Something quite intricate actually

An orangutan has been seen treating a wound using a plant with known pain-relieving properties, marking the first known instance of a wild animal deliberately tending to its injuries with medicine. Watch in for more details!

Orangutan seen treating wound with medicinal plant in first for wild animals

Believe it or not, it seems orangutans also use slang to show coolness. Orangutans are able to come up with new versions of the calls, which can vary in pitch and duration, found the researchers.

To show coolness, orangutans like humans use slang, says study   

The Indonesian government's move to relocate the country's capital to the dense but dwindling jungles of East Kalimantan province has increased fears for the future of orangutans.

Fears for orangutans' future heightens amid shift in Indonesia's capital

An Indonesian rehabilitation centre on Borneo island said it released 10 critically endangered orangutans into the wild last week with help from a helicopter.

Indonesian rehabilitation centre releases 10 orangutans into wild

Two orangutans, a mother and baby, were rescued by environmentalists after their habitat was destroyed by forest fires in Indonesia's Kalimantan province, and relocated to a healthy patch of forest on the same day.

Mother and baby orangutans relocated from Indonesia forest fire

East Kalimantan is known for its lush forestry and protected animals, most notably the endangered orangutans, but with the plan to move the capital from Jakarta to the region, conservationists are worried there may be some impact on the ecosystem.

Orangutans struggle to breathe; health affected by toxic haze

A ground-breaking study which combines ecology, astrophysics and drone technology is being used to track orangutans. Borneo's orangutan population has declined from 230,000 to an estimated 104,000 over the last century - making the species critically-endangered according to WWF.

Ground-breaking study to track orangutans

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