Chantek, a male orangutan who was among the first apes to learn sign language, could clean his room and memorized the way to a fast-food restaurant, died on Monday at age 39, Zoo Atlanta said. Chantek ...

ATLANTA — An orangutan who communicated with researchers using sign-language has died at an Atlanta zoo. Chantek was 39. On its website, Zoo Atlanta says Chantek died Monday. The cause of death isn’t ...

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In the dense forests of Indonesia, you can hear strange and haunting sounds. At first, these calls may seem like a random collection of noises—but my rhythmic analyses reveal a different story. Those ...