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Video shows an orangutan imitating the behavior of the photographer. Watch closely. She showed behavior that the photographer missed until watching the video. She showed a high-level ability to watch and then make the same motions. Orangutans are known to imitate to the point of neatly washing clothes and other activities.

The Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) consists of two species of great apes native to Indonesia and Malaysia. They have orange/reddish hair and long arms. They are the most arboreal of the great apes and each night they fashion nests in which they sleep. They can grow to almost 6 feet tall and weigh over 260 lbs. Like other apes, they are remarkably intelligent. They use tools regularly. According to researcher, James Lee, orangutans are the world's most intelligent animals other than humans. They have great learning and problem solving ability. Some think they have greater problem solving abilities than chimpanzees. They demonstrate language capability, can play computer games, and have a complex culture.

APE VIDEOS:
GIANT CHIMPANZEE, HUMAN-SIZED, MYSTERIOUS NEW SPECIES PART 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4riL1EPv2VA
GIANT CHIMPANZEE, HUMAN-SIZED, MYSTERIOUS NEW SPECIES PART 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILo8EYeqqlI
GIANT CHIMPANZEE, HUMAN-SIZED, MYSTERIOUS NEW SPECIES PART 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSAgQfhyd9A
GORILLA ATTACKS - PUSHES FRIEND IN WATER
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6ZrOjNOaBw
BONOBO RECOGNIZES HERSELF IN CAMERA VIEWER
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoKiTs67J4k
Bonobo-A Greeting From A Rare, Endangered, Human-Like Ape
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXGz-aSjbI0
Bonobo Display-Male bonobo, the peaceful ape displays
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYWADWoX8nA
Bonobo closest species to human walk upright "wear clothes"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJom0P5yALQ
World's Largest Chimpanzee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moT83Zw30mA
WORLD'S FIRST GORILLA BORN IN CAPTIVITY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2m9bRUmDwc
Ape vs. Monkey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq48Vxnuv44
GORILLA PLAY "ATTACKS" JACK HANNA, ZOO DIRECTOR EMERITUS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzGE8LfiPlU
WORLD'S FIRST GORILLA MATING FACE TO FACE VIEW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYrLC7m_ya4
Bonobo Mating Activity Face-to-face
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7YqaqjR1zY
CHIMPANZEES CAN READ AND WRITE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=266FV--FmGo
Chimpanzee, Bonobo, Orangutan, Gorilla, Siaman-The Great Ape
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxXDEsAm6sk
Babies Gorilla and Human Babies Playing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOUZ8eGYLIY
Baby Gorilla; Future Engineer, Self-recognition
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvagagAYQTI
Baby Gorilla and Human Babies/Children toys play
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMDsdbVh6Dk
Baby Gorilla and Human Babies Play, Say Goodbye
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pd8PFIznI0s
Musical, Loud Chorus Of Singing Gibbons
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azNzz_OyieQ
Bonobo walks upright, carries morning paper, looks it over
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y27PMkI7x04
Four Hands, The Bonobo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWum4D8QGmI
Chimpanzee & Gorilla Maternal Behavior
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRhP3RA779A
Orangutan watches & imitates human behavior (endangered)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrs7CmThmHk

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  • It should be written: human imitates orangutan behaviour ``,/

  • @pusiemekku You are right. Didn't realize it until I looked at the video

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  • Shouldn't the title be "Human watches and imitates Orangutan Behavior"?

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  • @apharot When working with orangutans at rehabilitation centers in the rain forest, it is amazing how much communication there is between the orangutans and the human caretakers.  It's incredible.

  • @cyclone258 i wonder if it bubble gum

  • @mammajama7 Somewhat. Orangutans actually use tools for eating, keeping rain off, etc. They are actually the most intelligent of the great apes. They even have a bigger "vocabulary" from what I've read.

  • @mammajama7 Yes. Chimpanzees even have culture. and an understanding of medicine. Their capacity is intruging. Look up chimpanzee memory test. They use leaves of an unpallatable tree to flush worms from their bodies. In one video on here, a chimpanzee could not remove a peanut from a fastened pole in a test tube. The chimpanzee drank water and filled the cup up with what he had in his mouth. The peanuts floated to the top and he got them.

  • jackass, i like how the orangutang was popping pills. good stuff. its funnier if ur high.

  • Orangutan's thinking......fuck someone kill me now!

  • haha! thats what i was thinking. Looks like the camera person was simply doing things that orangutangs are known for doing.

  • Is that motherfucker chewing gum? Lol

    also, had to watch twice to find out where it imitated the man.

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