sunglasses accidently dropped into orangutan enclosure at zoo

[Demovictory9]

In footage posted to the site by a woman named Lola Testu, the great ape can be seen sidling over to the shades moments after they were dropped into her living quarters.

"I accidentally dropped my sunglasses in the orangutan enclosure at a zoo in Indonesia," a caption introducing the clip explains.

The woman filming the video from above the enclosure initially fears that the animal might have other ideas for her sunglasses.

"Oh no, don't eat it," she is heard saying.

But the orangutan knows better than that.

Within seconds she has opened both arms of the shades and is preparing to put them on.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/foodnews/orangutan-steals-zoo-visitors-sunglasses-in-video-viewed-over-24-million-times/ar-AAMQSN5?ocid=msedgntp

[Hugh_Lebowski]

1. Oh man that is so freaking awesome! I LOVE orangutans!

They are crazy smart and magnificent creatures

[Demovictory9]

2. video went viral!! it's great!!

[ansible]

8. Also the only large primates to make it out of Africa

Always fascinated me how they got all the way to Asia, all the other big primates are in Africa only.

[IronLionZion]

34. There were other large primates in Eurasia

Orangutans are the only ones who survived this long

[Maru Kitteh]

35. Well, there was one other large primate that made it out. Infested the whole damn planet.

[Kittycatkat]

37. 97% of Orangutan DNA is shared with humans.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

38. Sounds right. And humans are closer to chimps than rats are to mice, genetically (nt)

[brush]

3. That's one cool ape.

[IcyPeas]

4. save the orangutans - PLEASE DON'T USE ANYTHING WITH PALM OIL IN IT.

[Demovictory9]

7. thanks for reminder

[sheshe2]

5. That was fantastic.

She looks great in those shades.

Did she toss them back in the end and get a treat? Looked like it.

[Demovictory9]

6. yes. she did

[sheshe2]

12. That was incredibly cool.

She opens her glasses as I sometimes do when my hands are full. Mouth for one stem and a finger for the other.

This was wonderful to watch.

[bucolic_frolic]

9. She knew enough to put them on!

[Raine]

10. Sweet!!! 🐵 ♥️ nt

[Hassin Bin Sober]

11. "Get outta here with these cheap gas station sunglasses!"

[spooky3]

13. Mama was mean! She didn't let baby play with them! Nt

[Demovictory9]

15. loved how she gently moved baby's hand away...just like a human

[spooky3]

17. :-)

[Duppers]

14. What a nice primate!

Rangs are the best.

[Archetypist]

16. Newsweek's headline is wrong

It should read "Human drops sunglasses; orangutan finds glasses". The orangutan did not steal anything.

[Demovictory9]

18. true

[AllaN01Bear]

19. does the mr. spock left eyebrow raise .

[Hekate]

20. Ahhh, the Librarian

a nod to Sir Terry

[viva la]

21. Finders keepers!

The O looks very cool!

[wnylib]

22. I like the way she tries them one way,

looks through them, and then experiments with turning them another way, apparently trying to figure out what they're suppposed to do. Unimpressed with the view through thrm, she tosses them back.

[catchnrelease]

27. The toss back

I think she was doing a trade, you see a bunch of some vegetables thrown to her after she flings the glasses out. Keepers can often get the great apes to do a trade for something found in the exhibit in exchange for a prized food item. Sometimes they will even bring things they find in exhibits to their night quarters and offer them to keepers in an offer to barter. They are WAY smarter than most people realize.

[wnylib]

36. "Way smarter than most people realize"

I think most animals are. We are arrogant in our assumptions about the lack of animal intelligence.

[Scottie Mom]

23. So awesome!

Thanks for posting this!

[Xolodno]

24. Ok...someone has to say it...

Monkey see, monkey do.

[Withywindle]

25. a tribute

[Hugh_Lebowski]

26. Indeed.

Dusty

[quaint]

28. thanks

[Demovictory9]

29. Lol..listened to the lyrics

[Talitha]

30. She's smarter than a lot of the Senators!

[burrowowl]

31. That's for damn sure!

[DFW]

33. Considering the Republican side of the aisle

That's setting rather a low bar.

[MustLoveBeagles]

32. She looks cool