DENVER (CBS4)-- A male orangutan has taken on an usual role at the Denver Zoo, after the death of the family's matriarch last month. Nias, a Sumatran orangutan, died unexpectedly on Dec. 17 at age 32.

DENVER (CBS4)-- A male orangutan has taken on an unusual role at the Denver Zoo, after the death of the family's matriarch last month. Nias, a Sumatran orangutan, died unexpectedly on Dec. 17 at age ...

MADISON – Mahal, the young orangutan who became a star of the Milwaukee County Zoo and an emblem of survival for a dwindling species, led an extraordinary life. It turns out, the young ape died an ...

The Fort Wayne Children's Zoo has announced the death of a baby primate born on Aug. 16 Brenton Blanchet is an Associate Editor on PEOPLE's TV team. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2022 and his ...

Audubon Zoo is grieving the "sudden" death of 36-year-old orangutan Feliz, a decades-long fixture at the zoo and matriarch of its orangutan family, officials announced Monday. Feliz died late Friday ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — The San Diego Zoo announced the death of an orangutan in a Facebook post Thursday. According to the zoo, the orangutan named Satu died after collapsing. It’s unclear at this time ...

CLEVELAND — It has been a difficult week at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and on Saturday things took another sad turn. The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo announced that Kera Wak, the orangutan, gave birth ...