An orangutan named Suryia and a stray hound dog named Roscoe became best friends on a preserve in Myrtle Beach, Dr. Baghavan "Doc" Antle explains. An orangutan named Suryia and a stray hound dog named ...

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A wild orangutan was observed applying a plant with known medicinal properties to a wound, a first for a wild animal. Even though there is evidence of certain self-medication behaviors in animals, so ...

This week on Humankind, inspiration came in many forms. Creatures featured heavily in our favorite stories. We saw an ape take a shine to a mom and her baby at the zoo, a squirrel tag along with a ...

An orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant— the latest example of how some animals attempt to soothe their own ills with remedies found in the wild, scientists reported ...

SEATTLE, Wash. – An animal keeper at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle was seriously injured after being bitten by an orangutan. The incident occurred during a routine training session when the keeper ...