The Orangutan Project A baby orangutan has been rescued and is “on the road to recovery” after he was kept in a “tiny cage" amid “unthinkable” conditions for six months. In an Instagram ...

"Cheyenne was a remarkable individual," the zoo said in a statement. "She was a smart and strong-willed orangutan. While she was the oldest orangutan at the Houston Zoo, she was probably the ...

More than 1,800 animals reside at the Smithsonian's 163-acre National Zoo & Conservation Biology ... Look up every now and then as you stroll beneath the Orangutan Transport System (called the ...

HOUSTON — The Houston Zoo is mourning the loss of one of its most cherished residents, Cheyenne, a 52-year-old orangutan who died unexpectedly on Sunday morning. Zoo officials said Cheyenne ...