Orangutans

Australian researchers to develop video games for orangutans

Australian researchers are set to develop more customized video games for orangutans in the Melbourne Zoo to play with, following the success of the world's first interactive study which aimed to entertain and stimulate the animals.

Ape for apps: Young orangutans in US zoo love watching videos and playing with iPads

Nearly a year after the zoo introduced iPads as a form of enrichment, the primate building is being rewired for wifi so the orangutans can have their play dates and the public can watch them on a webcam.

Images: Orangutans, penguins and sunfish get in the Christmas spirit

Orangutans, penguins and sunfish across the world get in the Christmas spirit

Watch: Miami zoo Orangutans order lunch using iPads!

The primates at Miami's jungle zoo use iPads to tell their zoo keepers what they want for lunch!