Saturday 11 June 2011

Orangutan saves drowning chick!

The curious ape was in its enclosure, when it noticed the bird's struggle in the pond

It yanked a leaf from a nearby bush and extended its arm out to the bird, beckoning to the chick in the hope that it will latch onto the leaf.

Onlookers cheered as orangutan managed to get the bird to grip the leaf for a split second only to have the bird drop again.

In a last-ditch attempt to rescue the chick, the orangutan gently waved the leaf in front of the bird which managed to latch on to it.

The ape plucked the bird from the water to the delight of the crowd. During the clip, one woman can be heard exclaiming:
"Oh my God look, that is unbelievable, he's got him."



The massive ape carried the chick back to the main part of its enclosure, where it tenderly placed it down on the grass and proceeded to gently stroke the bird.

Cathy Smith, from the Orangutan Foundation, said:
"They are very intelligent animals and can be very inquisitive.

"This shows how chilled out and good at problem solving these amazing creatures are.

"It's hard to say whether he knew he would be saving the chick but you never know. I have never heard of anything like this before."

20 comments:

  1. well, they may be distant but they are still our relatives XD
    Go Apes!

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  2. That is really cool, I have heard of dolphins doing it too

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  3. The whole time I wondered why it didn't just pick the chick up in the first place since it had the reach for quite a while. Still amazing though!

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  4. Awe, such a great story! It is the little things like this I love and enjoy!

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  5. such a inteligent animal , maybe we are the offsprings of them

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  6. When I read "Orangutan saves drowning chick!" I thought he was saving a hot girl....But this is amazing too!

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  7. That is the reason they remain my favorite animals ever.

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  8. Wow that monkey is smart rofl.

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  9. aw to cute. It is nice to see good in this world sometimes :)

    Sadly turning on the tv these days only shows you the worst this world has to offer. Thank you for sharing something good with us :)

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  10. That's so interesting, I've never noticed how human-like these animals are. It just shows that there must be some sort of link between inquisitive thought in humans and apes. It handles the chick so delicately. Great post!

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  11. I think it's important for us to recognise how intelligent and sophisticated animals can be. Thanks for the post :)

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  12. that's pretty amazing .... orangutan really show a lot of human characteristics

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    i couldn't stop thinking when he's going to smash the bird :P

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  14. He is not the man of the forest, but the gentleman!

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  15. haha thats awsome to see, weird creatures them monkeys haha

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