Overhead Orangutan at the National Zoo

At the National Zoo in Washington, DC, orangutans have an overhead passage called the O-Line that lets them move from one building to another. On April 8, 2012, I was able to follow one orangutan most of the way as she went from building to building.
Note: It was pointed out to me long after I uploaded this video that the orangutans seen in it are females, not males. I did not know at the time and used male pronouns generically.
I shot this with a Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20 camera and did the narration live as it happened. Hope you enjoy it.
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[@eriknrobyn]

What a great video! Thanks for sharing--you sure got lucky to see it in use!

[@Sanchezjordan96]

Bob! We all miss you!

[@JBtheExplorer]

That is just amazing! wow! Ive never seen anything like it.

[@pepegapapaya]

favorite orangutan exhibit i've seen

[@B4Bubbles]

Thanks for the video Bob, this is outstanding!

[@Sanchezjordan96]

Will do! Haha its funny I was just thinking today about how lucky I was to have you answer two of my questions about the rezound a month or two ago and now your no longer there on wirefly.. I'm sure your happy though! I ended up getting the RAZR Maxx btw :)

[@BobKovacs]

Thanks! Give Scott a chance... I wasn't very good when I started, and Scott is further along than I was at the time.

[@dogman15]

This one's name is Kyle. He's the younger of the two males at the zoo. nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/Primates/MeetPrimates/MeetOrangs/

[@5rgyyuyrgg]

Nice Video! 😊

[@BobKovacs]

Thanks! 😊

[@BobKovacs]

Thanks!