Baby Orangutans Learn How to Crack Coconuts

WORKERS: [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] NARRATOR: First lesson of the day is [INAUDIBLE], or fruit time. WORKERS: [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] NARRATOR: Orangutans naturally spend up to six hours a day foraging for food. So breakfast doubles as a perfect learning opportunity. This morning's lesson is in coconut cracking. Orangutans learn from example, so their caregiver shows them how it's done. Mumut, a little male, catches on immediately, while Valentino has a more interpretive approach. With his distinctive pale belly stripe, Valentino is the class clown of Forest School Group One. What he lacks in technique he makes up for in exuberance. When the puzzle proves too hard to crack, Valentino does exactly what he would do if he was in the wild-- asks mom for help. Valentino was found alone in a forest as a baby after his mom was killed. Babysitter [INAUDIBLE] is currently his foster mother, and she knows Valentino must learn to do this on his own if he is to ever graduate from jungle school. m the students of Forest Group Two are incrementally more skillful. It's not so much age that divides groups one and two, but ability. Little Meryl has learned how to husk her coconut so she can enjoy the sweet milk. But not for long. Opportunistic Valentino moves in to share. He may not be the best at coconut cracking, but learning how to reap the rewards of others' hard work could be an excellent survival skill. Three-year-old Beni has a more laid back approach. He's exercising his jaws as his powerful teeth scrape the coconut shell. But there's not a lot of other energy being exerted. He doesn't even flinch as Meryl helps herself to his leftovers. Little does Benny know that his expanding girth hasn't gone unnoticed, and he's about to be put on a diet.

Channel: Smithsonian Channel

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Length: 3min 56sec (236 seconds)

Published: Fri Aug 09 2019

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Poor Valentino