“People said I was crazy.” Commanding high prices as pets on the black market, baby orangutans can be captured only by killing their protective mothers. These orphans are being raised at ...

An alarming number of orphaned orangutans were being sold as pets after their mothers had been killed on palm oil plantations that encroached on their territory. It's illegal to own orangutans as ...

Orphaned orangutans attend classes where they learn to crack open coconuts, avoid predators, climb trees and much more Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

and 800 Tapanuli orangutans left in the world. Dog Mom Is Accused of Being a ‘Terrible Person’ for Spending Money on Her Pet Instead of Lending Cash to Her Brother Woman Saves Dog Found Alone ...

Orangutans that live in Sumatra usually make their nests in palm forests. But one day in 2014, Panut Hadisiswoyo caught sight of an orangutan riding around the streets of Medan, the island’s ...

The encroachment on orangutan habitats sometimes forces them into agricultural land where they are in danger of being shot. Threats from poaching and the illegal pet trade are also considerable.