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Orangutans have the longest inter-birth interval of all nonhuman primates; a single infant is born and cared for by its mother for seven to eight years before another infant is born.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

Orangutans are a critically endangered species and Sibu’s genetic profile is considered to be important for the orangutan European breeding programme.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2024

Orangutans are social learners, and the researchers speculate that wound treatment might be cultural knowledge spread from one ape to another.

From Science Magazine • May 1, 2024

Orangutans and gibbons are tailless apes that still live in trees.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2024

Orangutans survive only in the dwindling tropical rainforests of Borneo and northern Sumatra, being dependent on the forest for food and nesting sites.

From Salon • Jul. 18, 2015