A video of an orangutan in a zoo in Indonesia has gone viral online. The video shows the primate grabbing the t-shirt of a zoo visitor. The recording comes from the Kasang Kulim Zoo and has sparked a heated debate among social media users about the conditions of animals at the zoo.
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The video shows a man approaching an orangutan enclosure. The monkey, who doesn’t seem to appreciate the visitor’s presence, extends his hand and grabs the man’s t-shirt quite forcefully. The primate refuses to let go when another visitor approaches to help the man trapped. The orangutan then even grabs the visitor’s leg and refuses to let go.
The video has more than 13 million views and the zoo even posts an explanation on its Instagram page. A translation of the caption reads: “Clarification from @ipin_chill with the kasangkulim zoo about the video that has been widely circulated on social media, it’s very unfortunate what happened. We, from the kasangkulim zoo, apologize and hope this doesn’t happen again.”
The man had reportedly crossed a barrier intended to keep visitors away from the enclosure to get a close-up photo of the orangutan.
This video shows how too close to animals in cages can be dangerous. A zookeeper in Jamaica was recently scammed by a lion after he put his hand through the bars of his cage. Viral footage has captured the horrific moment when the man desperately tries to pull his hand away, while the lion continues to cling.
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