Orangutans were dying of LONELINESS, until these RASCALS moved in with them. See what happened next

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  • Опубликовано: 27 сен 2021
  • It just so happens that animals make friends only with their own kind or similar animals. Sure, there have been instances when a cat got along with a puppy. However, there have also been cases of completely unusual interactions, such that they’re even difficult to believe in. It’s actually very entertaining to watch how these animals try to communicate with each other, and it’s interesting to try and find the reason behind this relationship.
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Комментарии • 9 тыс.

  • @TheOriginalFlowerdough
    @TheOriginalFlowerdough 2 года назад +622

    that idea to combine the enclosures was not just a bonus for the orangutans, those otters got a nice big expansion so they are probably even happier too, especially considering their new friends

    • @nancyschuett3953
      @nancyschuett3953 2 года назад

      You

    • @ooohlaa13
      @ooohlaa13 2 года назад +6

      and their penchant to relate, their curiosity and general good nature.

    • @TheOriginalFlowerdough
      @TheOriginalFlowerdough 2 года назад +3

      @@nancyschuett3953 what???? did I do something lol

    • @deadsmoke198
      @deadsmoke198 2 года назад +1

      @@TheOriginalFlowerdough I was wondering about that too. ;)

    • @subraxas
      @subraxas 2 года назад

      Nanaue / King Shark: "NEW DUMB FRIENDS!!!" :-)

  • @angelbabysqueaky3985
    @angelbabysqueaky3985 2 года назад +453

    They're apes, not monkeys. So glad that the orangutans are happy now. I love the orangutans, they are so smart too.

    • @billytheripper4
      @billytheripper4 2 года назад +2

      "huge monkeys" weren't you listening /s

    • @CoronadoBruin
      @CoronadoBruin 2 года назад +24

      ...and bonobos and chimps are closer to humans than orangutans. Two very basic errors by the writer of the voiceover but still a great story.

    • @darcyoneill9377
      @darcyoneill9377 2 года назад +20

      @@billytheripper4 Again, they're [Great] Apes. Related to monkeys, but not monkeys.

    • @rodmcgirthy1253
      @rodmcgirthy1253 2 года назад +18

      A easy way for people to differentiate them is to remember that monkeys have tails, and apes do not.

    • @sampson9115
      @sampson9115 2 года назад +6

      I appreciate you for this. People call me Monke all the time

  • @linda6987
    @linda6987 Год назад +98

    Hoping the zoo keeper who figured this out got a raise! Love it! ♥️
    “You cannot share your life with a dog or a cat and not know perfectly well that animals have personalities and minds and feelings”.
    -Jane Goodall

  • @boonedog1457
    @boonedog1457 Год назад +44

    Love this heartwarming story. Give this zookeeper a raise and a bonus!

  • @TylerCJF
    @TylerCJF 2 года назад +2108

    Love this. A lot of good feelings. One thing though is that Orangutans are not monkeys, they are considered great apes

    • @stephanieschaffer2133
      @stephanieschaffer2133 2 года назад +187

      I came here just to write this. Definitely not subbing to this channel if they don't know the difference. It's kind of important. 😐

    • @collettekensinger3803
      @collettekensinger3803 2 года назад +68

      I totally agree.
      They are one of the Great Apes.
      They obviously haven't heard this saying; Monkeys have tails
      and Apes do not!

    • @heyimababe9901
      @heyimababe9901 2 года назад +103

      Thank you! Hearing the orangs referred to as monkees throughout the entire video (vs a once or twice mistake) made me both cringe & angry. These videos are seen by countless numbers of people and sadly, many of those viewers have limited or no access to "proper" education; what they see on the internet is taken as fact. But I also was afraid I'd come across as a nit-picking Karen for pointing out a mistake that, while pretty major for a fact-based article, if corrected wouldn't have affected the viewers' ultimate take-away. So thanks for picking that nit first, Karen. Hopefully the writers will check their facts better on any future videos. Love, Karen😘

    • @johnlshilling1446
      @johnlshilling1446 2 года назад +33

      @@heyimababe9901 Not a Karen, but definitely a Ken. I watched the video twice, and I "picked those nits" twice, as well. It is annoying. Just a single minute talking to the caretaker, a main player, would have prevented this nonsense. But.., you know know-it-alls. I know know-it-alls, too. They co-opted someone else's work. No credit given other than "The Photographer." Contacting the source would have blown the project. 😳 Can't have that!

    • @myprophet1
      @myprophet1 2 года назад +65

      They don't have "paws" either.

  • @alibenkahn5092
    @alibenkahn5092 2 года назад +4250

    Orangutans aren't monkeys and otters aren't felines. Quite a few people obviously need a crash course in Zoology 101, lol!

    • @HaleysArt
      @HaleysArt 2 года назад +220

      Seriously!!! So irritating!

    • @erikaclancy1187
      @erikaclancy1187 2 года назад +174

      Came to comments to say the same ... so frustrating.

    • @artyfhartie2269
      @artyfhartie2269 2 года назад +75

      People are so stupid. I hate it when women call me an animal.

    • @donbrashsux
      @donbrashsux 2 года назад +129

      How do people make such a big mistake..shows they know zero about apes and monkeys

    • @onurh1234
      @onurh1234 2 года назад +63

      Came here to say the same thing. Thanks!

  • @EstebanMataVargas
    @EstebanMataVargas Год назад +20

    We are still far from knowning how much smart and sensitive animals really are.

  • @juliemiller7013
    @juliemiller7013 Год назад +22

    I really needed this joyful story today! What a reward this must be for one very concerned zookeeper, who opened up their world! I hope it opens many eyes and hearts. THANK YOU for sharing this with the world.

  • @davidwilcox493
    @davidwilcox493 2 года назад +223

    As the son of a university biology professor, I cringed every time he said 'monkey'. To miss-quote Foresy Gump 'I may not be a smart man, but I know what apes are'.

    • @kathybrem880
      @kathybrem880 2 года назад +6

      So did I-so dumb!

    • @rickangleland1988
      @rickangleland1988 2 года назад +6

      Yes, and if I remember correctly, orang-utans are not the closest species to humans, but chimpanzees are, then gorillas.

    • @mareksicinski3726
      @mareksicinski3726 2 года назад +1

      *misuqote
      'monkey' in ordinary usage is a general term, he is not using it in the narrow sense as a scientific term

    • @InTheFreshLA
      @InTheFreshLA 2 года назад +6

      He also called their hands paws.

    • @jenitoten2212
      @jenitoten2212 2 года назад +10

      @@mareksicinski3726 it's still wrong. It's like calling a cat a dog, or a hamster a genua pig. Ape's are not Monkeys. Both are primates, but the inaccuracies totally took away from the video.

  • @lynneshively3790
    @lynneshively3790 2 года назад +656

    Putting the Orangatans together with the otters was genius! Also putting other species together is a great idea. Animals are smarter than we give them credit for.

    • @michdoug1
      @michdoug1 2 года назад +30

      I think so too, loneliness can hit any creature.

    • @mosspiglet8766
      @mosspiglet8766 2 года назад +18

      What an excellent idea. Animals in the wild don't live in isolation from each other, though the unique circumstances of being in a zoo has allowed this interaction to blossom into mutual friendship. Well done to this innovative keeper👏

    • @vully70
      @vully70 2 года назад +10

      It‘s not totally unheard of:
      In Hamburg at Hagenbecks Tierpark they have been doing it for years.

    • @toddbennett7157
      @toddbennett7157 2 года назад +4

      @@vully70 Yes. While wonderful, it's really nothing new.

    • @sirBrouwer
      @sirBrouwer 2 года назад +8

      @@toddbennett7157 often they place animals that also in nature live in the same type of environment. the odd thing is that they mixed animals that would never encounter the other in the wild.

  • @garyzimmerman62
    @garyzimmerman62 Год назад +11

    I am an animal lover to begin with but the Orangutan is up in my top 5 and has been for decades. There was, at one time (He is probably "gone" by now) an Orangutan at the Milwaukee Zoo that LOVED to interact with the visitors MUCH more than others. He would "preform" by doing rolls, jumping on the tire swing and just act like a clown, periodically stopping to laugh boisterously and applaud himself. He would do this for a few minutes then he would end the performance with his signature move. There were a few different ways he would do it, but my favorite was he would turn his back to the glass, bend over and look at the people them laugh in that position while he flipped you off! EVERYONE would just die laughing which made him even happier!!

    • @edithbannerman4
      @edithbannerman4 10 месяцев назад

      @Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

  • @no-bozos
    @no-bozos Год назад +16

    I can't help but feel very sorry for captured animals. I'm glad that these two groups have given each other some company.

    • @ge2719
      @ge2719 Год назад +3

      theyre typically "captured" because theyre injured in a way where they are going to die. so they save them, but then they cant be released back into the wild and survive on their own. At least thats how ethical zoos work.

    • @mikekemble958
      @mikekemble958 Год назад

      they are not 'captured', probably conservation zoo bred in order to keep certain species from going extinct by ruthless humans in their home countries. The old concept of 'zoos' is a thing of the past. Its now all about conservation. There are still some people who have had the old concepts indoctrinated into them at school etc.

  • @richardt.4224
    @richardt.4224 Год назад +53

    I'm a 70 years young gentleman and have a good grasp on life and this posting
    brought tears of joy.
    I'm so grateful that someone saw the orangutan’s depression, but more so that they
    did something about it.
    I am not normally in favour of animals in captivity, but for the survival of endangered
    ones, it the only way sometimes.
    So happy to see animals happy with their life.
    I hope other zoo's take notice and follow this zoo's innovated idea.

  • @rlundquest
    @rlundquest Год назад +691

    Orangutans are not monkeys, they are Great Apes. They do not have paws, they have hands. They are very complex, similar to us. I am glad that they finally have other company, I can imagine how lonely it would have been for them. Thank you for the vid.

    • @McKavian
      @McKavian Год назад +58

      That was bothering me, too

    • @josephhodges9819
      @josephhodges9819 Год назад +4

      He was not trying to be disrespectful to them.

    • @rlundquest
      @rlundquest Год назад +46

      @@josephhodges9819 I didn't think he intentionally or fraudulently misrepresented the Orangutans. I was just providing the correct information that was missing from the video.

    • @Watchyn_Yarwood
      @Watchyn_Yarwood Год назад +3

      @@McKavian Agree

    • @goognamgoognw6637
      @goognamgoognw6637 Год назад +4

      But then again we call humans some Great Apes that should be better left called apes.

  • @Nicolas-yd2mw
    @Nicolas-yd2mw Год назад +17

    This is what humankind should be focused to : being worldwide gardeners and foresters. Carring about plants life and animals wellness. The reward is so much better than what we are working for. Thank you this video brightened my day !

    • @sratnatozmrde
      @sratnatozmrde Год назад

      the point is to not care about them at all. Just leave them alone and they will care of themselves.

    • @hollywoodpineapple8337
      @hollywoodpineapple8337 Год назад

      Yup, that's the whole reaosn why we have opposable thumbs...To help them....instead we hurt them.

    • @stacyvolek3418
      @stacyvolek3418 Месяц назад

      My husband and I discuss this almost daily! We have a great responsibility to our Earth and her inhabitants, animal, plant and human! Our Earth will provide everything we need if we are wise enough to not destroy it! I truly believe that we will forever regret the destruction of our rainforests and the Amazon, we need to stop now! We have made great progress in replanting some of our forests, we need to continue while we continue to make sure we lose no more animals or plants to extinction. ❤

  • @queenie3388
    @queenie3388 Год назад +13

    We need more people like Mathew. Thank-you for showing these amazing souls such care and devotion, the Arangutans were obviously suffering through being lonely and now look so well as they play with their Otter friends. X

  • @HeatRaver
    @HeatRaver 2 года назад +682

    Another key difference to note between the orangutans' interactions with the otters vs. human park visitors, is that they're able to actually touch and play with their new friends, rather than being separated by glass, only able to look.
    I love how the young'ins run off to play, while the "adults" chat, just like humans often do!

    • @bitterbaldguy
      @bitterbaldguy Год назад

      I agree, unfortunately you can't trust humans to play nice with anything.

    • @stass2933
      @stass2933 Год назад +14

      Orangutans are very, very social animals and need a community. They are not meant to be kept in the isolation of zoos. Im so sad about captive animals. Especially those who are healthy enough to thrive in the wild but were captured very young and cant be released because they adapted to captivity. I mean its understandable if the animals have health concerns that prevent their release, but most zoos have very unethical practices pf buying young animals that otherwise could've been rehabilitated and released.

    • @Simplythetruthfulone
      @Simplythetruthfulone Год назад +10

      @@stass2933 Don't be sad about captive animals because they are safer with humans. Animals are hunted in the wild and forests are becoming few. So where would they go? They are safe with us.

    • @derekbaker777
      @derekbaker777 Год назад +13

      @@Simplythetruthfulone: If wild animals are kept in captivity then they should have plenty of land to move around on, and not be used to do tricks in a circus. Many lions, tigers and beers have been abused by circus ppl, and it's wrong to do that to a wild animal. I've seen videos of circus ppl putting wild animals like a bear or lion in small cages for years on end and that's Animal abuse, and it's why we have rescuers take them away from circus ppl and put them on wild life reservations. And often times these wild animals need dental work done on their teeth because the circus ppl neglected them, and it hurts them to eat food.

    • @cuebj
      @cuebj Год назад +7

      @@Simplythetruthfulone Agreed. But be sad about loss of habitat and hunting for 'bushmeat'. But also be wary of imposing 2020s rich (despite current economic tensions) western societies values on more close to the edge of surviving cultures. A difficult one, especially as we westerners got rich by being carefree about the planet and other animals

  • @elizabethczepiel5220
    @elizabethczepiel5220 2 года назад +312

    Zookeeper Matthew has certainly earned his pay. Hopefully he got a raise just for being this brilliant!

    • @craigdick5606
      @craigdick5606 2 года назад +16

      Matthew deserves an award, plain and simple.

    • @sirBrouwer
      @sirBrouwer 2 года назад

      I think that his pay is dependent of the profit the Zoo gets.

    • @danielmontoya6664
      @danielmontoya6664 2 года назад

      Bruh why does he never say which zoo it is or where it’s at?

    • @danielmontoya6664
      @danielmontoya6664 2 года назад

      Like bruh u have all this info you know the zoo workers name and all that but can’t give us the name of the zoo or where it’s at

    • @sirBrouwer
      @sirBrouwer 2 года назад +4

      @@danielmontoya6664 they did in the video. 0:50 around they said it was in the Pairidaiza zoo just South West of Brussels

  • @vallee3140
    @vallee3140 Год назад +4

    I watched a programme recently about The Tower of London, and they said the Ravens missed the visitors during the pandemic, and were bored.
    Shame more people aren't like this man, he deserves a medal.

  • @JoanneZascone-dr9ky
    @JoanneZascone-dr9ky Год назад +12

    Love & friendship comes in all forms!! Bless that zookeeper!!

  • @hotsummernights
    @hotsummernights 2 года назад +241

    This just proves that we're all here to make connection and to love eachother.

    • @davinarobertson47
      @davinarobertson47 2 года назад

      @Ok max or my right hand

    • @shariffbrown04
      @shariffbrown04 2 года назад +2

      Beautiful comment ❤ 💙 💜 💖

    • @denzylnoariseb7595
      @denzylnoariseb7595 2 года назад

      Blood brothers

    • @juangringo3906
      @juangringo3906 2 года назад +2

      Predators and Omnivores make connections also. Just go hug a Shark, Grizzly Bear, Lion, Tiger or Crocodile the next time you see one to get that "connection & Love" in you desire. Lofl Hell you can always go hug some herbivores like Orangutans, Apes, Rhinos or Elephants for that connective love as well. Seemed to work out for Timothy Treadwell. 😂

    • @airsack2955
      @airsack2955 2 года назад +1

      Yea except for all the wars and genocides xD

  • @Faerie_King
    @Faerie_King 2 года назад +371

    Pets make us feel less alone, keep us entertained, and enhance our lives. There is no reason it should be any different for our bright "cousins" the orangutans. This cheered them up and me as well :) Well done Mathew!

    • @hopehigh3224
      @hopehigh3224 2 года назад +24

      If isolation had that effect on orangutans imagine the effect the lock downs have had people living alone.

    • @newestengineer
      @newestengineer 2 года назад +4

      Hay AMERICAN! ORANGUTANS are NOT monkey. Some people are.

    • @carolinafine8050
      @carolinafine8050 2 года назад +1

      Well… focus your efforts on your family

    • @Aden_III
      @Aden_III 2 года назад +4

      @@newestengineer what was the point of your comment?

    • @blessedbees4247
      @blessedbees4247 Год назад +5

      @@hopehigh3224 well said ! I know the lockdown certainly had the same affect on me as it did the Orangutans ! Look at the statistics for suicide during the lockdown. I would say more, but this is not the place for it. I don’t want to tarnish the beauty of this video. Thank you for bringing this point up ! I wish the people running countries would have put as much thought into the effects of the lockdown as Matthew did for these wonderful creatures. All blessings to you !

  • @susanfrancis5471
    @susanfrancis5471 Год назад +9

    This is so adorable. Personalities everywhere.
    Love that this worked so well.
    Sometimes you just need a friend💜

  • @lauralayton3996
    @lauralayton3996 9 месяцев назад +6

    These beautiful creatures deserve so much better than what humans have given. I could watch them all day long and never get bored. They are absolutely magical!

  • @MrTallpoppy58
    @MrTallpoppy58 2 года назад +169

    The main problem with keeping animals in zoos is mental stimulation, keeping them from being bored and in the case of more intelligent animals like apes & elephants providing fun is so important. The keepers here have created an interesting & fun environment for the animals to ENJOY.

    • @TafaraBwerinofa
      @TafaraBwerinofa 2 года назад +3

      Why keep them in a zoom though, they must be taken back to their natural habitat.

    • @MrTallpoppy58
      @MrTallpoppy58 2 года назад +17

      @@TafaraBwerinofa Without zoos many animals would be extinct. Ideally, yes no zoos and all animals in the wild, safe & free. If you think that is possible I bet you believe in world peace too. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. Best we can hope for are zoos that carry out serious research in animals conservation and treat the animals in their care well.

    • @TafaraBwerinofa
      @TafaraBwerinofa 2 года назад +3

      @@MrTallpoppy58 Well you have a point, just that zoo's serve two purposes, conservation role and making money (tourism). Where do we draw the line and be honest about it?
      We can trust zoos yes, but I am more in support of game parks, at least animals have the freedom to roam about in their natural habitat. Tourism still exists but animals are not in cages.

    • @MrTallpoppy58
      @MrTallpoppy58 2 года назад +7

      @@TafaraBwerinofa No money, no research. Game parks are few and far between. I would think zoos play a far greater role in conservation then game reserves. Very few tourist can see and hence pay to see animals in a game reserve, unless you are a millionaire. The worlds is not perfect.

    • @MrTallpoppy58
      @MrTallpoppy58 2 года назад +3

      @@TafaraBwerinofa The world has become a lot better for those animals that still survive. I have seen some disgraceful zoos but less and less now, thankfully. Have you ever seen Australia (Park) Zoo in Queensland. The enclosures are massive and you really need to be fit to walk it. Its why they have a train system. The enclosures are wonderfully designed, not as good as nature but close and nature does not have a medical plan.

  • @bellestar777
    @bellestar777 2 года назад +73

    There absolutely is something to be learned from them how they don’t care about how different they are, how it helped the orangutans mental health and how truly beautiful and amazing it is.

  • @jenniferloving9054
    @jenniferloving9054 Год назад +6

    This was a great idea! Seeing the orangutans and otters hanging out and playing together was adorable and heartwarming.

  • @mohawksniper79
    @mohawksniper79 Год назад +11

    Otters are quite the playful things we had some in the crick next to us and I'd watch them play for hours floating and sliding down the bank it was so cool how they float on their backs with their hands crossed just chilling 😁👍🏼

  • @diedrastevenson300
    @diedrastevenson300 2 года назад +1633

    Zookeepers like this are special people who are truly invested in the animals welfare. Not only did it help the orangutans and otters, the new idea has helped others as well. People can absolutely take a lesson from this. Thank you for posting this!

    • @nahidbozorgi7961
      @nahidbozorgi7961 2 года назад +2

      صصصصصصصصصصص۱

    • @smc130
      @smc130 2 года назад +29

      Matthew’s idea was genius! He had faith in the animals being friendly!

    • @puppy_love1426
      @puppy_love1426 2 года назад +21

      animals is one of the precious gift of mother nature. totally agreed with you, this zookeeper is absolutely for keeps. he has a great heart for beautiful beings.

    • @pandaroll2323
      @pandaroll2323 2 года назад +16

      Well said Diedra - I hope that this idea can be more widely used in other zoos around the world. And your comment about lessons for us humans - so very true x

    • @CuriousConnoisseurs
      @CuriousConnoisseurs 2 года назад +3

      They really earn terrible! Like Owners of such Zoos use the Animal love of People to get them make this job under bad conditions.

  • @sarahholland2600
    @sarahholland2600 2 года назад +80

    Animals need company too. Koko , the famous Gorilla who learnt sign language, asked her keepers for a kitten. They obliged.😁👏

    • @joeburrows6
      @joeburrows6 2 года назад

      Well done Sherlock Holmes. Have you only just found this 10 year old information out. Honestly sometimes it’s best to keep quite in these videos and people what watch them. As 99% of them will know. Save the embarrassment young-an.

    • @traekas7228
      @traekas7228 2 года назад +5

      The first, famous kitten of KOKO’s, she named “All-Ball”, bc the kitten was a Manx mix, a rumpy. She was quite happy with A-B, an I don’t blame her a bit!

    • @Sir.InfinityTGK
      @Sir.InfinityTGK 2 года назад +3

      @@joeburrows6 Wow how tone deaf considering that in the 10 years since then other scientists have found the study flawed and to say koko ever learned sign language is stretching the truth. The real moral here, Our understanding of knowledge often develops overtime and there is nothing wrong with that.

    • @sarahholland2600
      @sarahholland2600 2 года назад +8

      @@joeburrows6 No. I chose to use it as a
      ( famous) example. I'm allowed to comment, have an opinion, have input and use references of any age or relevance I choose. The tone of your comment is very angry & bitter. That says more about you than it does about me . Dimming someone else's light doesn't make yours shine brighter. And I'm not young. I have a degree in psychology & work in mental health, so the tone of your comment was...interesting.

    • @sarahholland2600
      @sarahholland2600 2 года назад

      @@Sir.InfinityTGK watch Koko talk with Robin Williams, the late comic/actor. Also watch the YT clip where a Zoo visitor offers a banana to a Gorilla ( from behind the barrier) . The Gorilla points to a keeper (off screen) & shakes his head!

  • @JoanieBC
    @JoanieBC Год назад +7

    The San Diego Zoo has orangutans and siamangs in the same enclosure as they share the same habitat in the wild. Their interactions are heartwarming and very funny most of the time. Siamangs can be rather naughty toward the orangutans and it's always fun to see what they get up to.

  • @BigbyOShaunessy
    @BigbyOShaunessy Год назад +14

    It’s great that Matthew did this for the animals. Now we need someone, like Matthew, to get humans to do this with each other. Human loneliness is an increasing problem.

  • @davidepool5884
    @davidepool5884 2 года назад +215

    Animals have feelings just like people do. They need interaction with others, be it people or animals. Loosing the interaction that they are used too can make them lonely and depressed. They need some kind of stimulus to keep them happy. What this zoo did was genius. They created an environment that helped many different animals. Well done!

    • @irenemarano8241
      @irenemarano8241 2 года назад +4

      I agree 💯.I think you covered it all well.

    • @artyfhartie2269
      @artyfhartie2269 2 года назад +2

      The zookeeper bought me a smart phone to keep me occupied.

    • @bigh7777
      @bigh7777 2 года назад

      Yup. Feelings ruclips.net/video/NmaOOMxz34w/видео.html

    • @Nancy-hm9qh
      @Nancy-hm9qh Год назад

      Agree 👍

    • @Nancy-hm9qh
      @Nancy-hm9qh Год назад

      Yes indeed!!!

  • @captainscarlett1
    @captainscarlett1 2 года назад +30

    I have 3 cats. They keep me sane. Having weird little creatures sharing my living space is entertaining and comforting. We have nothing in common but mutual existence and it works well. They do cat stuff, I do human stuff, everyone's happy.

  • @FelineWispy
    @FelineWispy Год назад +8

    This is my favorite kind of story, love developing between two different species. I think it happens a lot more than we realize, but it shows how animals aren't all instinct, how they have big beating hearts just like us.

  • @gypsyrosesoap3021
    @gypsyrosesoap3021 Год назад +6

    This makes me so happy! I never considered how the pandemic affected zoo animals. I love the idea! well done!

  • @janets838
    @janets838 2 года назад +233

    So heartwarming to see the care and concern the zookeepers gave these animals and the ingenious solution to the problem

    • @lamasbelladelmundo
      @lamasbelladelmundo 2 года назад +6

      The solution to the problem would be to get the orangutans out of cages and set them free.

    • @watsollndit
      @watsollndit 2 года назад +3

      Zoos should be banned.

    • @RaphaelM-MG
      @RaphaelM-MG 2 года назад +8

      @@watsollndit A lot of species, like orangutans, are kept in zoos because they need that to continue to exist.
      Humans have destroyed their natural habitat, so we breed them in captivity hoping that one day all captive animals will find a safe living space in the wild.
      The ideal would be to have sufficiently large nature reserves, but for political or financial reasons this is generally not possible.
      Zoos raise money to care for animals, and make the public care about their welfare.
      On the other hand, we must boycott parks like Marineland which imprison marine animals such as killer whales in small basins when they need to swim hundreds of kilometres.

    • @watsollndit
      @watsollndit 2 года назад +1

      @@RaphaelM-MG alot is no true. Zoos save hardly any species and hardly ever are they reintegrated into the wild. There are no pro arguments for Zoos they all have been debunked. Zoos even take out animals from the wild and put them in the Zoo.

    • @thegameranch5935
      @thegameranch5935 2 года назад +4

      @@lamasbelladelmundo impossible, they would die in the wild

  • @daveybernard1056
    @daveybernard1056 2 года назад +116

    Baby Orangutan: "Can we get a cat?"
    Adult Orangutan: "ask your father"
    Baby Orangutan: "PUPPIES!!!"

  • @user-zk8qp9iq7l
    @user-zk8qp9iq7l Год назад +17

    I, being human, have a very best friend who happens to be a cat. It's not that unusual, two species hanging out and loving life together. The more pals, the better, I'd say. 👍

    • @microchip1697
      @microchip1697 Год назад

      I, being human, love the great apes, and I am sworn to protect them along with all vulnerable animals ... ❤

    • @lowlsqwid
      @lowlsqwid Год назад

      @@microchip1697 you are also a great ape. Just one not covered in dense fur.

  • @UndercoverNormie
    @UndercoverNormie Год назад +6

    A companion makes a world of difference to any truly lonely person, it doesn't just apply to great apes and monkeys, that's for sure.

  • @DigitalNeb
    @DigitalNeb Год назад +232

    You gotta respect that zookeeper. He really understands his animals. They're lucky to have someone who cares so much.

    • @sratnatozmrde
      @sratnatozmrde Год назад +1

      its not that hard to find out that wild animals live next to each other in wild.. Only man tends to seperate them to protect their investment

    • @JLawL
      @JLawL Год назад

      Almost nothing in this video is true. Some of the photos aren’t even from this zoo. Stop watching videos that start by calling a great ape a monkey.

    • @Nancy-hm9qh
      @Nancy-hm9qh Год назад +2

      Animals are smarter then people. I worked with Baboons, marmosets, Rhesus, etc.... University of Miami ran test. Nothing bad. Baboons cage, rest were like 5 blocks with everything. Not a zoo. Merck pharmaceutical
      Owned Rhesus. It was my
      Passion 13 yrs 7dys wk
      I could sit down with them, hand feed alpha 1st, 2nd rank, etc... I was alpha but we had a beautiful bond, trust. I literally spoiled them with veggies, peanuts, Crack corn, sunflower seeds. Their smarter then people. God creations. 🥰🙏❤️

    • @statementleaver8095
      @statementleaver8095 Год назад +1

      Poor Orangutans lost their forests because of Humans......From South America to a Cage!
      No respect is deserved for Zoo keepers. Especially when Animals are Fit for Survival in the Wild

    • @kaigeddes
      @kaigeddes Год назад

      He's a zoologist, not a zookeeper.

  • @gregotis8940
    @gregotis8940 2 года назад +1821

    You repeatedly refer to orangutans as "monkeys." They are not monkeys, they are apes. There's a difference.

    • @lwolf2006
      @lwolf2006 2 года назад +50

      thank you not monkeys they are apes

    • @kusukacolaylowlee1611
      @kusukacolaylowlee1611 2 года назад +6

      Chimpanze?

    • @Taluien
      @Taluien 2 года назад +52

      The Librarian (Discworld) would like a word with them.

    • @beccasmama63
      @beccasmama63 2 года назад +56

      And he was saying Orangutangs instead of Orangutans.

    • @fukpoeslaw3613
      @fukpoeslaw3613 2 года назад +29

      to me apes are a subset of monkeys, like humans are a subset of apes, they all are subsets of primates
      (but I think in Dutch)

  • @SandraVanLankvelt
    @SandraVanLankvelt Год назад +3

    Who would have thought that Orangutans and Otters would be good friends. Wow the guy that came up with this is a genius for sure.

  • @negringo4470
    @negringo4470 Год назад +3

    Epic , I know its a saying ... However i can feel an unusual warmth in my heart . Never imagined this was a literal feeling . Thanks for posting this .

  • @neenawalraven2401
    @neenawalraven2401 2 года назад +81

    “Thumbs Up” for the animal keeper ... he did a wonderful job ...

  • @lacretialocke3527
    @lacretialocke3527 2 года назад +286

    Everyone needs something outside themselves to make life interesting. Well done guys!

    • @thebeautyofnatureandanimal1771
      @thebeautyofnatureandanimal1771 2 года назад +5

      Very well said.

    • @thraungaming824
      @thraungaming824 Год назад

      Yeah, nature.

    • @luceatlux7087
      @luceatlux7087 Год назад +4

      I always thought I would be fine with my own company forever, as long as I had my stuff to work with (making my music and writing). but there are even limits to the most crazy homebodies of us, it seems.
      I casually slipped into just not talking or doing anything with anyone for a long while and became quite literally insane. It's like your balance and reward centers get out of wack.
      ... started constantly stuffing my face with extremely unhealthy foods such as icing, sticks of butter, brown sugar, and vanilla extract all mixed and put in warm soft wheat tortillas for every meal... laying down in bed all day watching Star Trek... getting pissed, cursing to myself out loud when I had to do tiny things likie brush my teeth or go to the grocery... my muscles just melted away and I started to look like Gollum.
      things can just get weird when you're in a hole alone for a while i guess.

    • @The1stDukeDroklar
      @The1stDukeDroklar Год назад +2

      @@luceatlux7087 Yeah, although I'm very much a loner type and not very social, during lockdowns I went for over a year with very little human interaction and it did take a big psychological toll.

    • @ronaldoball7497
      @ronaldoball7497 Год назад +1

      @@luceatlux7087 how long did this last or take to happen? people tell me what a lazy rotten hateful vindictive....person I am. Usually after asking them... remember that money 💰 you owe me for fixing your roof last winter. What's the worst part? Letting someone else treat you like that causing withdrawal or doing it to yourself? Don't take that crap from nobody, remember you count too in more ways than one. Maybe even try telling jokes instead of vulgarity those lines are easily crossed, then work up to kid classics, why'd the chicken cross the road 🛣️? How the 🐔 cluck should I know. 🤧not funny? You got to this point a few angles at a time find reverse the trip back could be half as far you already know where it's at.
      Please, not the old Startrek, "Crap-tan" Kirk is a dweeb. Spock (even as a green cadet) would've done ✅ a better job, only taking leave every 13 years, not stealing all the women and killin-off every red shirt lackey on the landing 🛬 🔥 party. Spock (pointy🌽🌽 💚 sorry 😐 new toy) he'd grab a neck 🧣 set ya in a corner giving away timeouts for the rest of the show.
      Meant to cheer you up what's your best kid joke?

  • @maxbang1813
    @maxbang1813 2 месяца назад +1

    No living creature should suffer loneliness. Everything deserves love, touch, and joy. ❤

  • @jeffowens8846
    @jeffowens8846 Год назад +4

    I think that is so beautiful. Animals are way more caring, very smart and most of all alot more loving and forgiveness than humans are. God bless our animals.

    • @edithbannerman4
      @edithbannerman4 Год назад

      @Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

  • @carolbulmer8253
    @carolbulmer8253 2 года назад +46

    I’m glad that the zoo keeper was inventive with solving the depressed orangutans… brilliant❤️

  • @kmrao06
    @kmrao06 2 года назад +205

    Social life is equally important to human beings also. The elderly should also be kept engaged in the interests of their mental.health.

    • @Uhlan_
      @Uhlan_ 2 года назад +7

      I'd prefer otters to humans myself

    • @clinteastwood5359
      @clinteastwood5359 2 года назад +2

      Male orangutans are solitary most of the time

    • @FurnitureFan
      @FurnitureFan 2 года назад +5

      There's a video of an elderly man who made friends with a fox during the pandemic.

    • @Musick79
      @Musick79 2 года назад +1

      Elderly in facilities are already form very close attachments to staff, and likewise. We become a substitute family. We were there for them during the COVID struggle. They saw how hard and shirt staffed we worked, but we still comforted them anyway we could. As soon as possible we had family visits through patio fences, throw plexiglass, then together with masks.

    • @brucek2083
      @brucek2083 2 года назад +3

      As our governments lock us down knowing a social life is important for our health, think about it.

  • @robin2012ism
    @robin2012ism Год назад +4

    kudos to all involved in recognizing and attending to this major jump in animal husbandry.

  • @joanross521
    @joanross521 Год назад +4

    Loved watching this video and the interaction of the growing friendship of an unlikely pairing. Great that the zoo keepers had the best interests of the orangutans and were able to stop the state of depression.

  • @chrissnyder8108
    @chrissnyder8108 2 года назад +311

    Otters are very friendly - I personally watched them play tag at an Indiana, USA zoo with a 5 year old boy. He was running alongside the aquarium glass wall, switching directions as fast as he could, while the otters swam underwater inside the glass aquarium, matching his speed and direction with ease. Every time he switched direction to try to lose his "tail" and the otter instantly flipped over and reversed direction too, the boy would shout with glee.
    I also knew a native american Ojibwe medicine woman & grandmother, who tells of playing with a wild otter family as a very young girl. She was watching the otters play on a mud slide into the creek, and it looked like such fun that the girl could not resist taking a turn on the mudslide herself. This startled the whole otter family, but the adults came and circled her swimming and sniffing her while she froze, and eventually they touched her showing trust and friendship. The girl began visiting the otters daily, sharing her lunch with them. One day she had the bright idea to invite the otters to come and visit her home for a tea party, and she enticed the whole otter family to follow her home, where she fed them bits of cooked fish on her tiny tea party saucers at a short tree stump/ table just their size. A great time was had by all, and her parents were amazed, because when she previously told them about her adventures with the otters, they thought she just had vivid imaginary friends. The human family moved away shortly afterward, as it was time for the young girl to go to school and there wasn't one nearby.
    This was not the first time Grandmother made friends with local wildlife; she got her childhood name "walks with bears" when she was just beginning to walk; a bear family stopped by the wilderness clearing where her family lived, and the cubs played with her, and she was steadying herself while walking by gripping the bear cub's coats as they walked beside her under mama bear's watchful eyes. When Grandmother's mama saw this, it scared her half to death; she feared what a normally over-protective mama bear could do to her bold daughter gripping the cubs, but the mama bear was very patient and caring to this tiny, hairless cub of a different species. The bears left after the grown humans showed up.

    • @coryburns9161
      @coryburns9161 2 года назад +14

      Otters can be killers

    • @virginiaviola5097
      @virginiaviola5097 2 года назад +28

      Animals, including dangerous ones, appear to be very protective of the young of any species, there are so many stories.

    • @edwardhumphries8806
      @edwardhumphries8806 2 года назад +12

      Great story

    • @jayway2126
      @jayway2126 2 года назад +9

      Otters BITE for fun. Goodbye toes.

    • @bungholeshagnasty1724
      @bungholeshagnasty1724 2 года назад +8

      @@coryburns9161 Otters ARE killers!

  • @WildeyeWilly
    @WildeyeWilly 2 года назад +132

    Everytime this dude said “monkey”, it annoyed me more than it should have 🤣😂 haha ahhhhhhhhh but right on with the hairy friendships!

    • @erickpoorbaugh6728
      @erickpoorbaugh6728 2 года назад +3

      I cringed every time he said “monkey,” but it didn’t keep me from enjoying the story.

    • @bellonasservant4496
      @bellonasservant4496 2 года назад +2

      @@erickpoorbaugh6728 maybe his language origin is from a non english country. Im german and monkey and ape both translate to "Affe" so we make no difference there and call both the same. There is another word "Menschenaffe" wich literally means humanmonkey and/or humanape, but this is rarely used by anyone. Most just say "Affe" to any ape and monkey that isnt a Gorilla.

    • @Mornomgir
      @Mornomgir 2 года назад +2

      same... i began furiously typing but then just....meh

    • @pilsung26
      @pilsung26 2 года назад

      I get you, but the great apes incl. humans, old world and new world monkeys; are all monkeys.

    • @Vanyx1000
      @Vanyx1000 2 года назад

      monke

  • @user-kl9gj3ij7z
    @user-kl9gj3ij7z Год назад +2

    What an awesome story. I LOVE IT and having natural red hair myself, I think they are special already...>LOL Blessings.

  • @amypope9098
    @amypope9098 Год назад +3

    What a wonderful idea that their together!! What amazing caring folks 💕💕💕

  • @karensimons6885
    @karensimons6885 2 года назад +41

    Otters were the perfect pick! They are so fun to watch for everyone! Sure glad moods were lifted and friendships created! That is one smart zoo administrator!

  • @danaeroberts684
    @danaeroberts684 Год назад +2

    Such a wonderful story of inter species relations. We need to pay attention to this!

  • @patriciakhabir5219
    @patriciakhabir5219 Год назад +3

    Wow mind blowing!!! I'm a very hard person to impress BUT this is fantastic. Thank you for coming up with that idea because I love animals an would of been upset if they got sick ect. I really love watching how they interact with each other definitely made my day.🎉🎉🎉

  • @karenstubbs94
    @karenstubbs94 Год назад +17

    In my hometown in a small zoo, a lonely orangutan was given a kitten. It was love at first sight. His keeper write a childrens book about the friendship.

  • @einafets1962
    @einafets1962 Год назад +2

    Kudos to Methew for doing this, it is done in the Zoo in Hamburg for many years. And there the otters try to tease the Orangutans quite often and sometimes have to be locked away ;-)

  • @arsey5118
    @arsey5118 Год назад +1

    Otters make everyone smile.

  • @pandaroll2323
    @pandaroll2323 2 года назад +60

    This is among one of the most heartwarming stories I have heard! Intuitive, caring steps taken by the keeper, and which have made all the difference in the world to the orangutans (and the playful otters)! Just a lovely story, and a joy to watch x

  • @gilliankingston8259
    @gilliankingston8259 2 года назад +326

    The company of another living thing, just goes to show it doesn't need to be the same animal (within reason), just a physical/emotional connection that is truly being craved and given freely. A wonderful, life-saving, idea by the Zookeeper.❣🌹

    • @keith8346
      @keith8346 2 года назад +11

      I love my dog and she loves me. So yeah it happens.

    • @thomasplant660
      @thomasplant660 2 года назад +8

      Yes I love that these species were introduced and they immediately found a stimulating time as friends and thrived together.

    • @markdauray264
      @markdauray264 2 года назад +8

      Such a shame the voice doesn't know how to pronounce the word Orangutan, and that they are not monkeys. Monkeys have tails. Orangutans are apes.

    • @gilliankingston8259
      @gilliankingston8259 2 года назад +4

      @Pretty Puppy 🐶 Thank you. Very true, something we all need if we would only admit it.🌹🙂

    • @TeddyBelcher4kultrawide
      @TeddyBelcher4kultrawide 2 года назад

      Yeagh my roachs

  • @hoggravyandchitlins
    @hoggravyandchitlins 9 месяцев назад +1

    I used to live on a boat and this group of 3 otters used to hang around, I'd give them the occasional treat but mostly they just seemed to want to socialize and show off and do acrobatics in the water, then they began leaving "gifts" exactly as some cats do, fish heads, pieces of crab, etc. They are amazing creatures.

  • @dpitts5
    @dpitts5 Год назад +3

    Amazing! What a great idea! I hope other zoos take heed and follow the example.

  • @patriciamainemer979
    @patriciamainemer979 2 года назад +28

    nothing makes me feel more happy and puts a smile on my face than watching animals interacting and playing with each other-thats my fix for the day!!

  • @edwardkennedy2031
    @edwardkennedy2031 2 года назад +65

    I love the friendliness between the Otters and Orangutans, it just seems so natural, its just beautiful to see.

    • @hagestad
      @hagestad Год назад

      Chimpanzee would probably eat the otters a.s first like they do with other animals.

    • @sirroxalot
      @sirroxalot Год назад

      Both species are ridiculously intelligent.

  • @jimvandemoter6961
    @jimvandemoter6961 Месяц назад

    I had a South American Redfoot Tortoise named Studebaker for almost 40 years. One year, during a really bad winter a black cat started hanging out in a basement window well. I started putting food and water out for her. One day she came in and made it clear I was going to be her human. I kept Studebaker in my kitchen. She was paper trained and hand fed. When Motor City Kitty first saw Studebaker she didn't know how to react. Over time they became best friends to the point where they slept together. Inter-species friendships can happen, all we need to do is keep out of the way and let it happen.

  • @stephaniedegeorge4774
    @stephaniedegeorge4774 Год назад +4

    This is just damn amazing it made me cry. It's beautiful ❤thank you I hate zoos cause of taking these animals out of there homes but this made me happy

  • @peterchua.ch2106
    @peterchua.ch2106 2 года назад +69

    Animals are interactive creatures as well, so it's certainly a great idea to let animals who are friendly with each other (not threats to one or the other) to have more interaction! Kudos to the zoo keepers!

  • @BMACVAGS
    @BMACVAGS 2 года назад +20

    Animals are nicer to each other than humans are.

    • @citadelgrad87
      @citadelgrad87 2 года назад

      No, they arent. Thats Disneyfied bullshit. There are no animal charities, animals dont sacrifice to help others like humans do. Sure, there are bad humans, but there are great humans, too.

    • @deadwingdomain
      @deadwingdomain 2 года назад +2

      Makes you wonder what we are teaching our young

    • @citadelgrad87
      @citadelgrad87 2 года назад +1

      @One Tik yeah, ever see killer whales throwing baby seals 50 feet into the air before eating them? Its Bambi out there

    • @policevanposition1993
      @policevanposition1993 Год назад

      Haha tf. What kind of rainbow unicorn world do you live in? Lol

  • @armainaldaco7593
    @armainaldaco7593 Год назад +4

    I don't know if this was before the pandemic or after ,it is a beautiful story❤

    • @MissBetsyLu
      @MissBetsyLu Год назад

      I'm thinking it's during it.

  • @jkryanspark
    @jkryanspark Год назад +2

    These are two terrific species. So nice to see them become friends. I have to say, I'm a bit envious.

  • @reality1958
    @reality1958 2 года назад +76

    I can't believe he called orangutans "monkeys"

    • @anthonydesroches8897
      @anthonydesroches8897 2 года назад +2

      U do know if u watch videos people talking about things. Have know idea about what they are talking about. Now why u make a video with it researching I have no idea. I corrected a guy about how pyramid's were made. He didn't know that they were made by slaves.

    • @noblehillministerprophet8689
      @noblehillministerprophet8689 2 года назад +1

      Yep he said it over and over

    • @anthonydesroches8897
      @anthonydesroches8897 2 года назад

      @@noblehillministerprophet8689 I have people get envy of me because I talk about all kinds of stuff. They call me a know it all. It don't know everything but I know alot. I spend time watching traveling channels, foods, history stuff medicine. I rather watch that stuff and learn then to watch TV and be brainwashed morons.

    • @teijaflink2226
      @teijaflink2226 2 года назад +1

      Maybe he meant monke.

    • @Davey-Boyd
      @Davey-Boyd 2 года назад +4

      @@anthonydesroches8897 Very well paid workers actually. The diet and pay was way higher than the local population.

  • @lycaon7888
    @lycaon7888 2 года назад +229

    I find it strange that different species were "discovered" to be able to live and play together. Anyone that has ever had a farm or ranch knows this. I have dogs playing with goats. When we had cows, the goats would often come to them and play and they would try to headbutt each other. We would give cracked corn in a 50 gallon barrel that had been cut in half length-wise so they would come when we called them. One of the goats got smart and she would lie in the barrel and eat to her heart's content. The cows would try to get her out with their horns but could not as she laid real low. The cows would start bellowing their displeasure. :D The cows would even play with our dogs. And of course, many of them wanted to be with us or play with us. Elsie, one of cows, would run over to my wife for her to scratch her neck. Some of the goats would jump on us. Many of the animals wanted little "snacks" that we had for them and would try to sniff our pockets and nudge us for them.

    • @mayalaluna4005
      @mayalaluna4005 2 года назад +1

      what a very funny story, isn't it so cute to live in this farm?!

    • @beth4928
      @beth4928 2 года назад +5

      When I used to help out at the stable when I was a kid, we also had a few cows, maybe 20 head tops. They learnt to recognise my hi vis, because I always had a few scraps in my pocket. Of course, that meant that when someone else borrowed the jacket, the cows harassed them too 😁

    • @getin3949
      @getin3949 2 года назад +3

      They probably just made the video for people that don't know better. This guy doesn't even pronounce their name correctly so he's not so smart.

    • @queen_minnieme8321
      @queen_minnieme8321 2 года назад +1

      Nice story!!!

    • @sheltonchang9220
      @sheltonchang9220 2 года назад +1

      did those animals get sent to slaughter?

  • @leslieannvanhumbeck7630
    @leslieannvanhumbeck7630 5 месяцев назад +1

    This is simply magical ✨️. What pure souls animals have. 🦧🐵❤

  • @martynhaggerty2294
    @martynhaggerty2294 4 месяца назад

    Otters are really smart and playful, even amongst themselves. To have another really smart animal to interact with is good for them both.

  • @TheDamselfly88
    @TheDamselfly88 2 года назад +84

    This is a beautiful story. It’s wonderful to see the caring of the zookeepers.

    • @mikesalive
      @mikesalive 2 года назад +1

      It is terrible. There is no right way to do a wrong thing. Animals should be in their natural environment - not in enclosures.

    • @klang180
      @klang180 2 года назад

      whatever makes you feel better about zoos but you know deep down they are there purely for the entertainment of humans. Yes they care but only to a point and only whilst profitable.

  • @maryelaine-blinstrubchambe6083
    @maryelaine-blinstrubchambe6083 2 года назад +28

    This Caretaker is a caring, educated man! What a Hero!

    • @JohnDoe-ur3tr
      @JohnDoe-ur3tr 2 года назад +1

      @@raspb3rryVR caretaker was the guy that made the canal not the announcer calling the orangutans and otters wrong species.

  • @auraleamoore815
    @auraleamoore815 Год назад +3

    Both are hysterical species to watch! I would love to see them interact on video!

  • @deborah8607
    @deborah8607 Год назад +2

    This was an amazing, heartfelt story. Thank you for sharing!

  • @murwynhancock8473
    @murwynhancock8473 2 года назад +33

    I love the story and how the Orangutangs were helped out of lonliness....by making friends with the otters...I am glad!

  • @speakthetruth995
    @speakthetruth995 2 года назад +195

    If any one interested to know. The names Hujan means rain, Sari means Juice and Berani means Brave in Malaysian Language. Be blessed.

  • @crashburn3292
    @crashburn3292 Год назад +2

    Me: "Oh wow. I would love to see video of Orangutans actually playing with Otters!"
    Life Stories: "Great! Here are some pictures while we describe it to you..."

  • @EricvanDorp007
    @EricvanDorp007 Год назад

    Watched this 2 times in 3 months because this is sooooo special to see...

  • @jenninehill5694
    @jenninehill5694 2 года назад +89

    What a wonderful story of friendship to see. I’m just glad the Orang-utans have found friends through this pandemic. I could imagine their how they felt. I lost my mum in March this year, my heart breaks every day, I really miss her. Being alone is no fun.

    • @yvellebradley2502
      @yvellebradley2502 2 года назад +5

      So sorry for your loss, completely understand, it hasn’t been long for you to be without her. Do you have friends? Pandemic doesn’t help matters. Other family members? Your pain will change, cherish the good memories.

    • @jenninehill5694
      @jenninehill5694 2 года назад +4

      @@yvellebradley2502 Thank you, in one way I’m glad she is at peace. My mum had bowel cancer & chemo, then twenty years later suffered with bladder cancer & shingles + mum had a Urinary Tract infection, I didn’t know; if gone undetected can affect your heart & brain. Mum’s went to her brain. So now she is at peace. It will always hurt, sometimes more than other times. My friends & family do support me, but as they say, “you can have a hundred people around you & still feel alone”. It’s just hard knowing both our parents are dead. I will always miss them. Thank you for your kind words.

    • @TheTeoras1
      @TheTeoras1 2 года назад +3

      @@jenninehill5694 Very sorry for your loss. I hope you find someone or something to keep you company, like you said, being alone is no fun. Take care

    • @jenninehill5694
      @jenninehill5694 2 года назад +1

      @@TheTeoras1 Thank you Teo, very kind of you.

    • @notme2day
      @notme2day 2 года назад +1

      So sorry for your loss.
      Sometimes pets can fill a void that no one else can.
      Evidence even supports how pets can help relieve trauma, anxiety, stress, depression, loneliness, pain and high BP.
      The world is full of people and animals looking for each other.
      I hope you find peace.

  • @stevec404
    @stevec404 2 года назад +15

    "Primates in captivity" Describes all of us humans, perfectly!

  • @TheAnxiousAardvark
    @TheAnxiousAardvark Год назад

    Many years ago, the National Zoo in Washington, DC had a pair of adult orangutans. They had just recently lost their baby and the mother had gone into a depression and wasn't eating. They needed to do something. They'd found a surrogate. To the amazement of the people in the room, they brought in a young armadillo. When the caretaker put the armadillo down, it ran directly over to the female, who picked it up. As she lifted it, the armadillo's tail was madly spinning around, and then she cradled it in her arms. I spent 15-20 minutes watching, marveling over the whole thing. Went back decades later and they have a thriving population of orangutans, with a skyway above a large section of the zoo.

  • @pattycook6896
    @pattycook6896 Год назад +1

    This story is what we all need. We are all more the same than we are different. Thank you ❤❤

  • @TheAccursedEntity
    @TheAccursedEntity 2 года назад +172

    I'm sorry, did you just call those orangutans "huge monkeys"? LMAO bruh...

    • @1neAdam12
      @1neAdam12 2 года назад +10

      I know, thats an insult to George Floyd.

    • @matiasfpm
      @matiasfpm 2 года назад +1

      @@1neAdam12 my sides got to the orbit m8.
      😂😁

    • @sonnenblume6474
      @sonnenblume6474 2 года назад +2

      @Szajer Really? Comparing a dead black man to an animal for fun and giggles? Your are gross.
      And laughing about it....

    • @elhammo7478
      @elhammo7478 2 года назад

      @@1neAdam12 Wow you have no soul.

    • @1neAdam12
      @1neAdam12 2 года назад +1

      @@sonnenblume6474
      He was a criminal who hurt people.
      Good riddance to old rubbish.

  • @donhillsmanii5906
    @donhillsmanii5906 2 года назад +679

    The announcer INSISTS ON CALLING ORANGUTANS “Monkeys” FACEPALM

    • @plssmellmycheese
      @plssmellmycheese 2 года назад +17

      Yes... unbelievable..."educational"?...you got to know some basic stuff surely before pronouncing to the world? ..

    • @dpcnreactions7062
      @dpcnreactions7062 2 года назад +23

      He even called their hands, Paws!!!!!!!!

    • @martinwulfe3718
      @martinwulfe3718 2 года назад +36

      You're right, they are not monkeys, they are among the great apes. He also insists on pronouncing Orangutans with a final "g", which drives me up a wall.

    • @crunchyhippo8957
      @crunchyhippo8957 2 года назад +21

      He also shows no video of the interactions, which is what I was hoping for when I clicked the video. It's as if a smooth, soothing voice is supposed to overcome this and his unbelievable ignorance of great apes.

    • @icdroid
      @icdroid 2 года назад +13

      Maybe the Orangutans prefered pronoun is "Monkey."

  • @annettefoster9941
    @annettefoster9941 Год назад +4

    Love this video well done to the zoo keeper for letting those otters keep the orangutans company it was so sad for all the animals when the zoos had to close in the pandemic & also the zoo's lost a lot of money ❤

    • @vjgrevem
      @vjgrevem Год назад

      It"s not a video, it's a slide show with the worst CC I've ever seen.

  • @toriless
    @toriless Год назад

    The sea otters exhibit is always one on the most amusing at an aquarium. I see that the Orangutans agree.

  • @malcolmcarter1726
    @malcolmcarter1726 Год назад +66

    This is such a heartwarming story. Otters are very mischievous. In Scotland we have many, and yes they are very personable lil fellas.
    Thanks for putting this up. It made my day.

    • @goognamgoognw6637
      @goognamgoognw6637 Год назад +1

      I am glad to hear there are otters in Scotland. Just that alone, evokes a marvellous land of fresh pristine river and sonorous water flow and running playing otters. What a gift to have nature that is alive and well.

  • @moriakpotato
    @moriakpotato 2 года назад +66

    Zookeepers: "What a beautiful friendship."
    Animals: "The enemy of my enemy is my friend."

  • @jeepo4059
    @jeepo4059 Год назад

    My b-i-l, Randy, was like that at the Atlanta Zoo before it was Zoo Atlanta. During the era when the cheetahs were fat and the enclosures were no bigger than a whirlpool tub with a little window about 7’ up. He put dirt, logs, and plants in them and made a shelf on the window. Then he began working with Coca, the elephant donated by, you guessed it, the Coca-Cola Company! He taught her tricks, got her walking around a little (her pads were a little damaged from having only to the end of the chain for walking). The people and animals LOVED the change, and the Safari lands in zoos took off!❤️

  • @TurinTurambarTolkien
    @TurinTurambarTolkien 2 месяца назад

    I did not realize that I was tuning into a soap opera. One minute was enough for me.

  • @karenb4148
    @karenb4148 Год назад +18

    Glad they had each other's company to entertain each other and make them all happy! It's a beautiful thing.

  • @pcbytes5
    @pcbytes5 2 года назад +160

    This just touched my whole heart!! What a wonderful idea ... humans could learn so much from animals ... I hope more of these enclosures can become home to more than just one ... thank you for saving these wonderful babies!!!

    • @pauladuffy914
      @pauladuffy914 2 года назад +5

      Humans literally invented the idea of pets, what can we learn exactly?

    • @dra6o0n
      @dra6o0n 2 года назад +2

      Before domestication was probably co-habitation in the animal kingdom, where animals sees one another as necessity for security, shelter, or food source (indirectly).
      For instance burrows made by moles and such animals may be used as shelter by other small animals. Small animals may seek security from larger animals that does not prey on them (like Rhinos and Birds or Rabbits).

    • @FelixMorazan
      @FelixMorazan 2 года назад +1

      Another video showing otters and monkeys getting along
      ruclips.net/video/2_ss1NqzjxI/видео.html

    • @paulbedichek2679
      @paulbedichek2679 2 года назад

      You mean learn from other animals, we have the same DNA as all life on earth.We have 50% of the DNA of an Oak tree.

    • @catmandu6211
      @catmandu6211 2 года назад

      @@FelixMorazanorangutans are not monkeys but APES. There's a difference between the two. See.. learn something new every day!