The team sought guidance from the Association of Zoos & Aquariums and the Orangutan Species Survival Plan and discussed the baby’s best interest, ultimately deciding “to hand-rear the infant,” and ...

An orangutan (not the one pictured) has been deemed safe after biting a zoo worker in Seattle. Chris Tellez via Unsplash An orangutan bit a zookeeper’s hand through a mesh barrier, causing a ...

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MIAMI -- A South Florida zoo's oldest resident celebrated his 135th birthday and his first Father's Day on Sunday. Goliath, a 517-pound (234-kilogram) Galapagos tortoise at Zoo Miami, became a ...

We can’t resist those cute river otters. And now, three more have arrived at Zoo Miami. The attraction welcomed a new litter of the adorable, semi-aquatic animal — the North American River ...

TAMPA, Fla. — A rare female Bornean orangutan was born at a Florida zoo on Saturday. The orangutan was born at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. Sections.

The zoo announced the arrival of the new orangutan on Feb. 20. "IT'S A BOY! Orangutan mom Sirih gave birth to a healthy male baby this afternoon," the zoo said in a social media post. Voting opened ...

A daring orangutan cartwheeled, tight-rope-walked and trapezed its way out of an enclosure at the Toronto Zoo this week, officials said. Kembali — one of the zoo’s seven Sumatran orangutans ...

An orangutan named Kembali escaped his enclosure at the the Toronto Zoo on Aug. 29 after swinging in 'cartwheel-like motions.' Luckily, he was returned to his habitat without incident.

Dental health is a key component of the Animal Health Department's preventative medicine program at Zoo Miami. A variety of issues ranging from gum disease to fractured and broken teeth can lead ...

TAMPA, Fla. — A rare female Bornean orangutan was born at a Florida zoo on Saturday. The orangutan was born at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. Sections.