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I'm mainly posting about this because I found the picture to the right pretty funny. The orangutan you see is of Charly, the oldest fertile ape of his species. He's fathered at least 18 little Charlys (Charlies?), and has reached the ripe old age of ...

I'm struggling to make friends here. Miriam, a 9-month-old orangutan orphan who's learning how to climb a tree, almost scales past her trainer when I approach. For good measure, she starts to cry. Another orangutan signals displeasure by emulating ...

Forget for a moment the dreadful conditions in this miserable Sumatran swamp, which include being eaten by tigers (seven in the surrounding area last year). Just getting here is an ordeal in itself. Start by taking the 1,400-kilometer flight from ...

Welcome to Catching the Travel Bug, Gadling's mini-series on getting sick on the road, prevailing and loving travel throughout. Five of our bloggers will be telling their stories from around the globe for the next five weeks. Submit your best story ...

The critically-acclaimed bestseller (yes, such a thing exists) Life of Pi is another step closer to finally hitting the big screen, according to Entertainment Weekly. Ang Lee, the director of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Brokeback Mountain, is ...

Gadling bloggers have been as busy as Santa's elves this week. It's hard to choose five posts from so many, so this week I'm offering five categories: Animals: Brett covered stress-reducing felines in Tokyo and how to adopt a Tasmanian devil, ...

The first Night Safari in the world is in Singapore -- it's a 40 hectare property with over 120 species of animals; most of them nocturnal and best viewed at night. You take a zebra-striped tram ride deep into the forest, past the dimly lit habitats ...