Female orangutans are generally solitary, but they travel more and eat less in an apparent effort to ensure their offspring ...

Orangutans actively seek out medicinal plants for self-care, researchers have discovered. A study by the University of Exeter found that apes in Borneo select plants with antimicrobial, ...

In fact, when they were tickled, laughter from both apes and humans was isochronous, meaning that the laughs followed a rhythmic pattern. In other words, the same amount of time passed between each ...

WWF-UK has been supporting restoration work in the Mt Wullersdorf Wildlife Corridor, to improve habitat connectivity and protect and restore populations of critically endangered orangutans. Hundreds ...

While laughing seems uniquely human, it is not. Researchers now have compared laughter in humans to laughter in the various ...

Hello colleagues! It’s the second week of break, and we hope you’re sliding into summer mode at the cabin, couch or campsite ...

Scientists observed spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) playing in the wild and found that their precise, sophisticated ...

Knowable Magazine reports that loneliness affects both humans and animals, as researchers find that social interaction is a ...

Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...