Because you wouldn't believe me without seeing a photo of it, I hereby present:

Click the image to see the story.

This and other amazing photos appear in the new book, Thinkers of the Jungle. Thanks to [livejournal.com profile] james_nicoll for the tip.

Best,
Chris

From: [identity profile] amysisson.livejournal.com


That is amazing. God, I could spend all day just watching animals. Everything they do fascinates me. (Not so crazy about zoos, though.)

From: [identity profile] dungeon-grrrl.livejournal.com


That is both really, really cool and really, really frightening.

From: [identity profile] mckitterick.livejournal.com


I hear you on all three counts. I have such mixed feelings about zoos: Mostly I feel sad about the animals there, but then I see kids learning and think about how many zoos work toward conservation. Still.

From: [identity profile] shsilver.livejournal.com


What's the thing over the orang's head?

From: [identity profile] fortyozspartan.livejournal.com


Well, we're really just shaved monkeys who can fling tin cans into outter space, right?

From: [identity profile] mckitterick.livejournal.com


Y'know, it looks like a miniature Overlord who is remotely operating the orangutan.

From: [identity profile] siro-gravity.livejournal.com


hey! i woulda believed it! great pic tho! did you ever see the video of the crow who makes a hook out of a straight wire to get a thingie our of a cylinder?

most amazing thing i've ever seen. if a crow can do it, an orangutan can too!
http://www.sciencemag.org/feature/data/crow/weirmovie.mov

ETA: the little paragraph that explains it is here:http://www.sciencemag.org/feature/data/crow/

From: [identity profile] kijjohnson.livejournal.com


That was my first feeling, too. Gorgeous powerful picture.

From: [identity profile] kijjohnson.livejournal.com


Wow. I had read about the crows doing this, but have never seen it.

From: [identity profile] hdorsettcase.livejournal.com


I've been reading a book on language and just got through a part on chimps and tools. They said one of the significant differences between humans and other apes in tool-making is that apes will usually use whatever is on hand to make tools then toss it when they're done, while humans will carry a tool around rather than discard it.

From: [identity profile] jeanineers.livejournal.com


You absolutely must ask my dearest about his experiences with orangutan. He has several examples about how smart they are, including a story that includes jam.
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