In the history of the San Diego Zoo, there was no animal more famous than Ken Allen, a 250-pound Borean orangutan. He became ...

Portrait of adult orangutan. Image by RobHainer via Depositphotos. Ken Allen, an orangutan at the San Diego Zoo, gained fame in the 1980s for his repeated escapes from his enclosure. With his ...

Orangutans belong to the Hominidae family, also called the great apes. They are highly intelligent and share around 97% of our DNA. Orangutans are the only great apes in Asia, making their homes on ...

An Incredible Discovery However, it’s not all bad news. The discovery of a new orangutan population in Sarawek, Malaysian Borneo was cause for excitement among conservationists. Led by the ...

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Modern life makes us tired, right? But research from societies in Africa and South America suggests people in the ancient world slept only 6.5 hours a night.