This week the Houston Zoo will welcome a new orangutan resident directly from the Jackson Zoo in Jackson, Mississippi. Pumpkin, a male Bornean orangutan, is set to arrive in Houston sometime this ...

The oldest orangutan at the Houston Zoo died Sunday morning while in recovery after undergoing an emergency exam to diagnose and treat an illness. Cheyenne, a 52-year-old orangutan, had a severe ...

Animals Houston Zoo mourning loss of elderly orangutan Kelly, a 44-year-old orangutan, is being remembered as smart, funny, playful and a little naughty sometimes.

Animals Cheyenne, the Houston Zoo’s oldest orangutan, dies at 52 Orangutans can live around 35-40 years in the wild, while the oldest orangutan to live in captivity died at age 62, according to ...

HOUSTON — After celebrating his 45th birthday earlier this month, the oldest male orangutan in North America has died, according to the Houston Zoo. Editor's note: The main video in this story ...

The Houston Zoo had to say goodbye to the oldest orangutan at the facility after she died unexpectedly. Cheyenne, who was 52 years old, had an emergency veterinary examination Sunday morning after ...

The Houston Zoo is once again mourning the loss of one of its resident orangutans. On Sunday morning, the zoo's 52-year-old orangutan, Cheyenne, died unexpectedly. Zoo officials said after ...

Rudi Valentino, the oldest male orangutan in North America, died at the Houston Zoo on Tuesday at the age of 45.

HOUSTON — The OG of the Houston Zoo celebrated his birthday on Thursday. Rudy Valentino, an orangutan, turned 45! Rudi is the oldest male orangutan in North America, according to the zoo.

The oldest orangutan at the Houston Zoo died Sunday morning while in recovery after undergoing an emergency exam to diagnose and treat an illness. Cheyenne, a 52-year-old orangutan, had a severe ...

HOUSTON — After celebrating his 45th birthday earlier this month, the oldest male orangutan in North America has died, according to the Houston Zoo. Editor's note: The main video in this story ...

HOUSTON — After celebrating his 45th birthday earlier this month, the oldest male orangutan in North America has died, according to the Houston Zoo. Editor's note: The main video in this story ...