You can tell I like monkeys, can’t you? Did you know that orangutans have been called the world’s most intelligent animal in a study that places them above chimpanzees and gorillas, that they are considered closest to the human in evolutionary development?
Here’s a sweet story for you. After losing his parents, the three-year-old orangutan pictured above was so depressed he wouldn’t eat and didn’t respond to any medical treatment. The veterinarians thought he would surely die from sadness. The zoo keepers found an old sick dog on the grounds in the park at the zoo where the orangutan lived and took the dog to the animal treatment center. The dog arrived at the same time the orangutan was there being treated. The two lost souls met and have been inseparable ever since.
Such a beautiful story. I love to visit them at the San Diego Zoo…but I always wish they were free…
I know. I wonder what they think when they see us staring at us.
I LOVE these guys! They seem even more human than gorillas.
I do believe they are.
Aw… I love stories like this. Humans could learn a lot from Orangutans about embracing others’ differences, don’t you think?
I loved this story the first time I heard it and I love it again. Friends can be found in the most amazing ways!
Isn’t that the truth?
The photo is worth thousands of words . . . And the story behind it is enough to make a person marvel (and smile) at the wonder of it all.
Brings tears to my eyes.