The Gibbon, a smaller member of the primate family, is well-known for its long arms and hands. Its speed makes it difficult to see, but its distinctive call is easy to identify. A trip to the ...

A rainforest is simply a forest that receives a lot of rain. But when you think "rainforest," the image that comes to mind is probably a tropical rainforest: one located near the equator, between the ...

Scientists have discovered that the clouded leopard found on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra is an entirely new species of cat. The secretive rainforest animal was originally thought to be the ...

Deforestation has devastated the natural habitat for orangutans in Indonesia. Dec. 10, 2009— -- While Sumatra's Bukit Tigapuluh rainforest is prized as one of the biologically richest ...

Researchers monitored 53 adult apes in the sumatran rainforest for fourteen years and found their naps extend five to ten ...

JUNGLE TEETH Human teeth found in a Sumatran cave (one shown, top left; scan of its inner structure, bottom left), an orangutan tooth (right) and remains of other rainforest animals from the same ...

A planned hydro-electric dam funded by China would sever the last remaining elephant corridor in the lowland of the Leuser rainforest.

Scientists have discovered that the clouded leopard found on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra is an entirely new species of cat. The secretive rainforest animal was originally thought to be the ...

The conflict between humans and critically endangered Sumatran elephants in Indonesia has been going on for decades and the elephants are losing.

A burly russet-haired male orangutan swings through the trees of Leuser National Park, a massive rainforest habitat in Northern Sumatra, attempting to chase off a band of hikers who have appeared ...

Animal Kingdom houses multiple Sumatran tigers, one of the rarest animals in the world. They are native to the Indonesian island of Sumatra, specifically its forests and swamps. According to the ...