World Nature Photography Awards: Orangutan and owl feature in winning photos

An upside-down orangutan, a gigantic-looking bird and a flexible feathered friend performing the splits are among awe-inspiring photos honoured in this year’s World Nature Photography Awards.  The contest has announced its winners from an incredible pool of entries that flooded in from all over the globe.  A stunning image of an endangered Bornean orangutan staring … Read more

Denver zoo male orangutan cares for daughter after mother died

A male Sumatran orangutan has ‘stepped up to the plate’ to look after his daughter after her mother unexpectedly died last month at a zoo in Colorado.  In a Facebook post on Tuesday, the Denver Zoo revealed that Cerah, who is just two years old, is now being cared for by her father, Berani.  ‘For … Read more

Partying Britons feed orangutan a can of energy drink as they drive through the streets of Dubai

EXCLUSIVE Moment partying Britons feed energy drink and McDonald’s takeaway to an ORANGUTAN while driving it through the streets of Dubai in their Mercedes as footage is slammed by animal rights groups Ape washed down a banana with a can of Monster energy drink in the UAE Group of British men believed to be from … Read more

Partying Britons feed orangutan a can of energy drink as they drive through the streets of Dubai

EXCLUSIVE Moment partying Britons feed energy drink and McDonald’s takeaway to an ORANGUTAN while driving it through the streets of Dubai in their Mercedes as footage is slammed by animal rights groups Ape washed down a banana with a can of Monster energy drink in the UAE Group of British men believed to be from … Read more

Orangutan with no arms learns how to climb trees again using only his legs

Orangutan who lost his arms when he suffered an electric shock while fleeing his captors has learned how to climb and find food using only his legs as he prepares for freedom Orangutan Kopral was electrocuted when trying to flee cage where his captors kept him in Indonesia The young animal’s horrifying injuries were so … Read more

Orangutan with no arms learns how to climb trees again using only his legs

Orangutan who lost his arms when he suffered an electric shock while fleeing his captors has learned how to climb and find food using only his legs as he prepares for freedom Orangutan Kopral was electrocuted when trying to flee his captors in Indonesia He was brought under the care of the Borneo Orangutan Survival … Read more

Orangutan family form a ‘very special bond’ with otters in a Belgian zoo 

Otterly adorable! Orangutans form a ‘very special bond’ with the family who share their enclosure in a Belgian zoo Three orangutans at Pairi Daiza zoo in Belgium share their enclosure with otters The two species have a ‘very special bond’ and are often seen playing together Staff decided to run Asian small-clawed otters’ river through the apes’ … Read more