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

Rescued five-year-old orangutan Kukur learns to climb again

Rescued five-year-old orangutan Kukur learns to climb again after developing fear of heights while kept locked up as family pet Kukur the five-year-old orangutan was rescued from a hut in west Borneo He was kept as a pet and tied up by his owner with a rope around his neck Carers say life in captivity … 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

EXC 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 his captors in Indonesia He was brought under the care of the Borneo Orangutan Survival … Read more