Great Apes

The orangutan has the longest childhood dependence on its mother of any animal in the world being about seven years. During this period their offspring has much to learn including which fruits and other foods are suitable for their diet. © Ian Wood.

The Orangutan’s World

Wild Sumatran orangutan hanging on liana and looking at camera

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Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) silverback, Rwanda

Gorilla guide: where they live, diet, and conservation

Chimp Gaia and caregiver Jenneh. The smallest chimp the Desmonds have ever rescued, little Gaia was less than two months old and had no teeth when she was taken from the wild. © Lindsey Parietti/BBC

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Bornean orangutans in Sabah.

Counting orangutans using star-spotting technology

Volcanoes National Park. © Bex Glover

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Mountain gorilla. © Ludovic Hirlimann

Mountain gorillas no longer Critically Endangered

Mountain gorilla in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. © David Lloyd (UK/New Zealand)

Remembering Great Apes

Pikin and Appolinaire. © Jo-Anne McArthur/Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Heartwarming image wins public vote

An extreme closeup portrait of the alpha male chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes), Kibale Forest National Park, Uganda. © Marc Guitard/Getty

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