An orangutan from Japan is on its
way to becoming a Web sensation
after a video of the primate washing
itself just like a human emerged
online.
During the two minute clip which was
uploaded a week ago, the clever
orangutan, at Tokyo’s Tama Zoo, dips
a towel into water in order to freshen
up in the 30°C heat.
After dipping the dish cloth in a rock
pool, the primate then wrings out the
soaking cloth and moves on to
washing its hands and upper body.
A smaller orangutan wants in on the
action too and attempts to take the
cloth from the hands of the larger
one, but to its disappointment its not
done with it yet.
At the end of the video, the animal
even uses the cloth to wash the rocks
surrounding the pond.
Speaking with Yahoo! News today
about the human-like characteristics of
the hairy Web star, a spokeswoman
from the Orangutan Foundation said:
“Humans share 96.4% of their DNA
with orangutans. Orangutans split
from the human family tree 15 million
years ago.”
She added that the mannerisms of the
orangutan are very typical of a
primate in a captive setting.
[Story: Black bear snapped using
jacuzzi]
“Wild Sumatran orangutans have
been seen using scrunched up leaves
to clean their faces, but you also see
this kind of behaviour in rehabilitated
orangutans. They are highly intelligent
and often imitate humans by making
use of the tools they have. There is an
example of an orangutan in Borneo,
called Princess, which knows sign
language and can imitate people
washing clothes and stealing canoes.
“There is still a lot we need to learn
about orangutans, we keep on finding
out more and more about them
which is why it is very important for
us to protect them.”.
way to becoming a Web sensation
after a video of the primate washing
itself just like a human emerged
online.
During the two minute clip which was
uploaded a week ago, the clever
orangutan, at Tokyo’s Tama Zoo, dips
a towel into water in order to freshen
up in the 30°C heat.
After dipping the dish cloth in a rock
pool, the primate then wrings out the
soaking cloth and moves on to
washing its hands and upper body.
A smaller orangutan wants in on the
action too and attempts to take the
cloth from the hands of the larger
one, but to its disappointment its not
done with it yet.
At the end of the video, the animal
even uses the cloth to wash the rocks
surrounding the pond.
Speaking with Yahoo! News today
about the human-like characteristics of
the hairy Web star, a spokeswoman
from the Orangutan Foundation said:
“Humans share 96.4% of their DNA
with orangutans. Orangutans split
from the human family tree 15 million
years ago.”
She added that the mannerisms of the
orangutan are very typical of a
primate in a captive setting.
[Story: Black bear snapped using
jacuzzi]
“Wild Sumatran orangutans have
been seen using scrunched up leaves
to clean their faces, but you also see
this kind of behaviour in rehabilitated
orangutans. They are highly intelligent
and often imitate humans by making
use of the tools they have. There is an
example of an orangutan in Borneo,
called Princess, which knows sign
language and can imitate people
washing clothes and stealing canoes.
“There is still a lot we need to learn
about orangutans, we keep on finding
out more and more about them
which is why it is very important for
us to protect them.”.
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