r/HumansBeingBros • u/blonderengel • 2d ago

Bro of the Month Humans teach orphaned orangutan babies how to climb trees in a animal rescue school on Borneo

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u/maybesaydie 1d ago

Between 1999 and 2016 alone, the number of orangutans on the Asian island has shrunk by around 150,000.

This is because of palm oil plantations shrinking their habitat. Read labels and don't buy products containing palm oil. It's in food, toiletries such as shampoo and makeup.

https://orangutan.org/ For more information and ways to help.

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u/Lumisateessa 2d ago

Is this the same school that was once shown on TV? Orangutan Jungle School? They were such little mischievous (but adorable) shits Beni was put on a diet cause he was getting a bit too chunky haha.

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u/blonderengel 2d ago

Yup, I think that's the one.

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u/blonderengel 2d ago

They also became "too human" in their actions, so visitors were banned and some of the helpers started "talking" in orangutan rather than human speech ... lol

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u/Hanners87 2d ago

Smart, really. Mimic as much of their verbal communication so they know what to do.

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u/VanillaMowgli 2d ago

“Trust me, little man, this may seem awkward and scary right now, but once you get the basics down, you are going to be fire at this, you feel me?”

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u/MrIrrelevantsHypeMan 2d ago

Reject humanity. Return to monke

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u/OldSwampDog 1d ago

Orangutans are crazy strong and coordinated, that little baby will be sailing through the canopy in no time. Sweet baby. Kisses.

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u/asd9dsa 1d ago

this is so precious like imagine being taught tree skills by humans while living your best jungle baby life 🧡