Orangutans can make two separate sounds simultaneously, much like songbirds or human beatboxers, according to a new study. Orangutans can make two separate sounds simultaneously, much like songbirds ...

Our red-headed primate cousins, the orangutans, might be more similar to us vocally than we first thought. According to a paper published in the journal PNAS Nexus on June 27, orangutans have been ...

Wendy Erb has spent countless hours studying orangutans in Borneo's tropical peatland forests in order to learn how male Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) communicate. While doing so, she ...

Researchers have discovered that orangutans possess vocal abilities similar to beatboxing, where they can produce two different sounds simultaneously. The study suggests that these vocal abilities in ...

In work from the University of Warwick, researchers have found that wild orangutans vocalize with a layered complexity previously thought to be unique to human communication, suggesting a much older ...

We listen to orangutan sounds that surprised scientists and give the latest version of Google Translate a try. Orangutan Speaks? Google Translates! [Youtube] There’s news this week about an orangutan ...

At first glance, a video of an orangutan imitating a trainer’s grunts may not seem incredibly significant. But primate researchers say Rocky, the 11-year-old orangutan in the video, could ...

Orangutans can make two separate sounds simultaneously, much like songbirds or human beatboxers, according to a study led by the University of Warwick. Academics say the findings provide clues around ...