Those of us who have watched
The Planet of the Apes are probably concerned about where this is going: a male orangutang was photographed on Borneo using a pole to try to spear fish in a river.
Image by Gerd Schuster
et al and found at
The Daily Mail.
Link via
Ace
Cool though!
Will be impressed when he does AND fries it up with a lemon slice
and olive oil...in which case, he can be short order cook for me
anytime!
He is trying to pole-vault over the river.
Only the gullible will believe this story.
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/04/chimps-with-spears/mary-roach-text
Orangutans are thought to be the sole fruit disperser for some plant species including the climber species Strychnos ignatii which contains the toxic alkaloid strychnine.[13] It does not appear to have any effect on orangutans except for excessive saliva production.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orangutan#Diet
I see no mention of fish, and the only mention of protein are bugs and bird eggs...
Travelina, I understand that we are discovering new and wonderful things about our fellow animals. I just have trouble believing this because of the source it came from. The Daily Mail as I understand it, is pretty tabloidy.