which are the primary habitats for orangutans. In these forested domains, human-related pressures, encompassing conflict-related killings, poaching and capturing young orangutans for the pet trade ...

When a wild orangutan in Indonesia suffered a painful wound to his cheek, he did something that stunned researchers: He chewed plant leaves known to have pain-relieving and healing properties ...

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 ...