Will Hercules the Orangutan Learn to Climb? | Orangutan Diary | BBC Earth

[@pistonpkm]

Orangutans just seem so wise as they calmly and quietly watch everyone.

[@000ThatsLife000]

They remind me of Buddhist monks.

[@GladDestronger]

now that is the work of a smart animal.

[@cesarvialpando7736]

@@GladDestronger even gorillas can be smart. Koko the gorilla spoke fluent sign language. (Forgot his name) a silverback gorilla was taught to speak 500 words im sign language and he explained his mothers death and how she was murdered infront of his eyes. It is spectacular and sad to watch him express his emotions. Escpecilaly when he emphasized 'cry'

[@702boi]

They don’t trust humans

[@1smmrbrze]

I love this lady ♥️

[@meelusine]

Really breaks my heart how bad they have been treated and yet after all this violence and trauma they keep their gentle face and eyes towards us humans.

[@louisefreedperron5289]

Old saying in Borneo. "Orangutan' scan speak, but they won't, because they are afraid if they did that man would put them to work'.

[@hisokamorow3611]

006 really? Haha

[@stevensmith6011]

yea that's pretty funny

[@donovanfox7752]

Clever girl

[@RadagonTheRed]

Wow, that’s amazing. And kinda sad.

[@rach101]

Orangutans look like monks 🤣 ready to get enlightenment anytime.

[@lando9953]

His face is so human, so genuine. He looks kinder more gentle than a lot of people

[@TheSlimmshadyy]

he has the power to rip your head off

[@000ThatsLife000]

He does, but being gentle doesn't require him to be weak. He is mild in temperament and doesn't feel the need to use his strength.

[@arpthirteen6713]

Lan Do He looks nothing like a human

[@000ThatsLife000]

+arp thirteen Then you're obviously not looking hard enough.

[@arronhargrave2192]

I agree, he looks so kind. And at peace despite his past.

[@ladistar]

i just want to give him a big hug lol

[@cmoeller3]

ladistar you might get seriously hurt if not outright killed..chimps are 7 times the strength of a human..think how strong this big guy is!

[@donovanfox7752]

@@cmoeller3 that's why I assumed the girl kept saying one arm only

[@yippehanako]

@@cmoeller3 orangutans aren't as violent as chimps, though. He might be gentle since he's used to humans

[@greysquirrel404]

@@yippehanako Generally other great apes aren't as violent as chimps or humans.

[@melvin7689]

Woof

[@superspookwagen1788]

It's Maurice!

[@tukhoang7854]

Spookwagen! I thought you died

[@superspookwagen1788]

Tuk Hoang no i have only ascended

[@tukhoang7854]

😭😭😭

[@sudarshanaravamudhan9332]

omg Maurice was so huge and fearsome..but still so friendly!!

[@basilkarlo1557]

SuperSpookwagen Where's Caesar

[@adamwatson6916]

it's amazing how despite the horrible treatment they have suffered at the hands of human they still have trust and love for other humans just goes to show how complex and intelligent these creatures are and how emotionally complex they are. if only humans could be that tolerate and forgiving.

[@LynnSJB]

Poor baby! He is such a sweetheart!

[@andrewdepeter1460]

I know there so caring

[@lewismurphy8078]

Lynn Strong he's not a baby he's aleast 15

[@lewismurphy8078]

well 20 now

[@LynnSJB]

I wasn't referring to his age. It was an emotional expression in response to his gentle and caring nature. Duh.

[@rorschachdaws7505]

nigel goveas pervert

[@ttocsrezis9026]

I think Hercules is one cool dude. I hope he doesnt get picked on by the other orangutans for being disabled and that gets better soon.

[@MeanBeanComedy]

Hopefully they're nice.

[@DuckieMcduck]

they throw poop at him and he cant do anything

[@markscouler2534]

Don't think any of them would dare you seen the size of the fucker he prob rip ya head off without even noticing lol

[@oqihouqiop]

Poor fella

[@RReederONE]

Poor Hercules is perfect example of why the illegal wild "pet" trade and many zoos are devastating for these gentle creatures. It is amazing how gentle orangutans are.

[@krollpeter]

It is more about the locals mistreating them.

[@elviscesar8021]

its could be very hard for him to surviv, better in gage u know he have food

[@chicken29843]

I will say there’s a level of conservationism that keeps it necessary because for example with tigers there is actually a greater captive population than wild population

[@stevefowler3398]

Those are very minor impacts on the population. The greatest is deforestation. I have been to Borneo many times, and on each successive visit, I am depressed to see how much jungle has been cut down in order to grow palm trees. The palm oil and rubber industries are destroying forrests throughout the tropics. The contractors just kill orangutans if they are in the way.

[@truthman8302]

i just wanna smoke bud and chill with orangutans

[@TheVaultofContent]

Truth Man lmfao never seen a better comment

[@AnthonyCook78]

Are the orangutans smoking it too?

[@TheTrueMattiMan]

@@AnthonyCook78 Probably, because some chimps or some primates I can't remember, have smoked cigarettes. Weed is different to tobacco though.

[@savagebaby0]

Truth Man 😂😂😂

[@poopbuutt]

Until they pull your kneecaps out of there socket.

[@heathergall6431]

What a magnificent animal. I couldn't believe she could be so close to him. Amazing.

[@bunnyfreakz]

01:58 that face of " Are you done? Can you leave me alone already ?"

[@sb_unlimited2211]

bunnyfreakz lol

[@donvino5840]

bunnyfreakz of

[@Asskickingness2014]

That's a broken animal. Just look at him, his eyes tell his story.

[@TheTaterTotP80]

No such thing as broken living beings. He had a very hard life, with very cruel and evil people hurting him, but he is hopefully happy now, as he is Loved.

[@SomeBotOfficial]

Or he could be having the time of his life lol

[@gabutmax451]

Lol every otangutan have face like that

[@schoolboy6706]

@@gabutmax451 broe seriously

[@gabutmax451]

@@schoolboy6706 im serious

[@joueusedelacave7798]

1:57: My reaction everytime my mom do that to me.

[@brockf5]

haha

[@Andy098-c2k]

Lmao

[@allaboutbeebo4092]

Joueuse de la Cave lmaoo

[@meagain9580]

Joueuse de la Cave 😂😂

[@michellemoreau4570]

Lmfao 😂

[@tsommers3284]

I just love her!! Her love and passion for these amazing animals is such a pleasure to watch!!

[@kyle00500]

Lone is such an angel. i wake up at 5am every morning to watch her and her incredible work.

[@louisefreedperron5289]

Hurcules is my favorite

[@rogerperidot2507]

Same here.

[@hellosweetheart3350]

He's so beautiful. Very handsome.

[@tatortot1542]

Hercules,you are so beautiful. I'm so happy there are individuals that care for these awesome creations.

[@andrewdepeter1460]

I think that theses more than amazing animals should be treated how people are respected, thankful and much more

[@willieisgreen]

Really hope Hercules will be able to climb a tree again, God bless him!

[@simonjrgensen6761]

Proud to be Danish :-). I am glad that Lone helps Hercules back to his natural environment.

[@simonjrgensen6761]

Diadema033 Haha I heard the world was mad at us for doing that. Where you from?

[@professionalbiologist7108]

1:56 That smile with his teeth is just so adorable :D

[@MatiZak]

1:58 "Really? Stop petting me..."

[@mariacosta-we1vt]

thanks to all of you that help out the orangs, your doing a great job, its nice to know that he is getting out and roaming, and that your checking up on him making sure he is safe, warms my heart

[@MrNatanio]

This lady is my heroine, thank you for doing such an amazing job, and thanks to the BBC for sharing this!

[@pomatolove]

Just an update, as of June 2022 Hercules plus some orangutans that have some rehabilitation issues like disabilities/trauma have been released to their own protected island in Busang Ecosystem

[@CRN-68]

He is so gorgeous and friendly! And... Free At Last!!! We can only wish him to make the best out of it, as he deserves!

[@Alejandro-Te]

His eyes are so much like a human´s

[@diegophantasmic5127]

this is the way to shelter primates for conservation. Give them their own island. They can't get loose into the wild and get into trouble with poachers, but they still have a huge natural environment so they can actually be free.

[@gabriellebock7325]

2:07 kind of looks like will ferrell here lol. I love orangutans, the babies are so adorable and the old folks like hercules here are so majestic, their faces, the way their brightly coloured hair grows and flows off their arms... so beautiful. I would love to go to Borneo one day!

[@andrewroark614]

Words aren’t known to me to describe the admiration I have for this lady and the others who rescue these beautiful beings. ❤️❤️❤️

[@rippspeck]

Herc's an absolute *dude.*

[@FukuokuaZoomer]

1:59 That smile is so wholesome I think that's a smile at least.

[@darylstewart5751]

MAURICE?!

[@TheRavaloNetworkZXA]

Run.

[@TemplarX2]

LOL. Where is Caesar?

[@TheRavaloNetworkZXA]

He's out in the back running around frantically yelling " No " to everyone.

[@rupaban99]

Daryl Stewart hell yeah!

[@isaiahphillip4112]

Looks way to fake to be Maurice xD

[@JulieWallis1963]

I adore orangutans, they have so much expression in their eyes. I spent some time talking to the orangutans in my local zoo and the orangutan looked so sad, even though she was taking an interest in everything, her keeper explained that they have no facial muscles. I really hope they don’t become extinct.

[@RachelLHearn-wl5mq]

He"s looking at her like...stop telling all my business...you talk too much and you don't know everything...lol

[@alinae75]

Incredible work these people do, rescuing and caring for the orangutans, not just when they are babies, but long after💖💖💖

[@ho8550]

They be sitting there like lvl 999 wizards

[@streamspoart2671]

The most chill between the 3 apes, gorilla always make a sudden moves with that big body and chimps... NGIK!!! NGIK!!! NGIK!!! NGIK!!! NGIK!!!

[@meanie330]

I love her, I can see why he would want to drag her around the island for days lol.

[@TheManKelikir]

Notice the eyes of orangutans babies and adults are different. The little ones have such innocent big eyes.

[@Herowebcomics]

He was like "Dang it,woman,I almost had ya!" XD He's so big and magestic and yet he seems so calm and collected!

[@nicktaylor4204]

man you would think with the money from a video like this it would help put that beautiful animal in a safari or something for when he's not able to climb but he is so beautiful so so very beautiful.

[@yougonasorry]

1:50 "god.. someone shut her up already" Hercules thought

[@igiornogiovannahaveadream649]

yougonasorry I choked

[@cynthiarogers2904]

Hercules is BEAUTIFUL !!!

[@simplyimpish1055]

Oh poor dear Hercules, I’m ashamed of the people who did this 😢

[@jamesabraham9469]

They have such soulful eyes

[@AkiraDaBrony]

Im aint gonna lie but i linda started to tear up a bit

[@louiseperron3033]

Hercules I believe is a Borneo Orangutan. They really are gentle giants. I knew one at the Bronx Zoo named Briggs. At lunch I’m I would visit him. He had escaped once, but didn’t do too much damage to the ape house. There was also a Sumatran Orangutan names Toba. She was sooo gentle. Likes to untie my shoelaces. Amazing apes ❤

[@pikppa]

It's amazing how much they look like us..

[@Balnazzardi]

well their DNA is 97% similar to humans (with chimps its close to 99%) We all share the same ancestor species from millions of years ago, so its amazing to think how we evolved so differently from our "cousins" yet share much of the exact same DNA :D

[@MURDASQUADRETURN]

Balnazzardi we didn’t evolve from shit

[@kapitanbach7411]

@@MURDASQUADRETURN uhh yes we did? While we didn't evolve from monkeys we did evolve AS homo sapiens, we obviously evolved with technology and other things like it, don't be stupid

[@Jim_Lahey101]

KevonTheDon always a religious nutjob

[@afroninja6077]

Their eyes are so human

[@angelikas3785]

I love him

[@BigMuddyCountry]

He acts like such a gentleman.

[@butters6874]

SDD525 he is a man

[@jirensama8995]

At 1:59...Hercules be like " why do u hoomans always spoil our hairstyle"

[@JohannesMarliem]

Thank you for taking care of Hercules.

[@rezkybella9068]

Orangutan : just chilling bro!

[@anyhendra3923]

This lady she threw all she has and her career to help orangutan in Indonesia, and she is one of the foreign hero in indonesia .

[@Daviddv]

He looks like Maurice from the Planet of the Harambe series!

[@AliciaLoveCookies]

DAY-V Entertainment™ I love Maurice 😭😭😭😭

[@dedwin8930]

God bless you and the others for ur loving work!

[@symmetry08]

Well, good thing that took away a cage environment, but how about build a rain shelter for him as he had suffered and crippled. At least he could sit in his dome and enjoy the rest of his life as compensation.

[@evergreatest9594]

He is so cute! And sweet

[@LorenzoPunk77]

Maurice

[@Witzels]

He has such sweet, sweet eyes...

[@rogerthat9869]

1:58 don't you dare touch me again!

[@midokaljano8186]

hahahaha

[@haroldasaleksa9427]

Hercules the crippled. What a charmer

[@stuntthotyt1914]

Team Maurice

[@gothams_shadowknight]

I wish I could give Hercules a hug

[@MiguelRomero-tx1yx]

This makes me so sad 😭😭😭😭

[@kingrobert7246]

What a beautiful face

[@lesbrown7009]

Poor old guy.

[@zakf8434]

its a she

[@user-jq1if7ue1e]

He is a he not a she

[@scarletredmagic6724]

@@zakf8434 They named him Hercules that's a Males name also the females do not have the facial structures like that

[@pennykleinman3735]

Yes, he is absolutely precious!

[@FredM8Beats]

I dont Know how I Land here but I like urang utans xD

[@BriGuyIL1980]

God, he is so majestic looking.

[@DrewKane]

This wouldn't be a problem if these people didn't enslave these innocent creatures. They forced him to be in that cage long before he was injured.

[@MrSeanMDolan]

How sad... man what beautiful creatures

[@porculizador]

how could one of these beautiful, gentle creatures ever have fathered trump?

[@Llando]

I hope this woman knows shes got the support and praise of a lot of people.

[@louiseperron3033]

I knew a male adult orangutan at the Bronx Zoo. Magnificent friendship for me.

[@jayrodm643]

Bruh, why smelling Orangutans 😂

[@gastonbell108]

I think they normally smell awful in captivity. Ever smelled the primate house at the zoo? She's commenting on how he's not a stinky fucker now that he's out in the rain and sun and fresh air.

[@antilove7776]

love for my orang utan..save our animals save our wildlife..

[@dylant8056]

Chewbaka's crippled brother

[@SamualtheOrangtang]

Hercules is the most sweetest orangutan ever.

[@measurelessmotivation]

I searched up “Guy eating giant orange” and got this😭

[@SchindlersFiist]

These people love them as cute babies then keep them in a cage when they get older and massive. Poor guys. They're gentle giants.

[@theremharth]

Maurice?

[@hcn6708]

Naah....Maurice can walk

[@WolfFang884]

And read

[@WolfFang884]

And teach school now that I think about it

[@gustavoargumanis1863]

RUN!!!

[@rui4762]

Orangutan is so calm and cute.

[@amylynn4451]

MAURICE!!😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘

[@Rustyy.shackleford]

He helped Caesar. Respect!

[@jordan.izquierdo3813]

Most zoos have endangered species so they will be able to release them one day. And zoos are actually very nice places for animals because they have a place to live with no predators, also they are very educational for young children instead of looking them up on the internet they actually get to see them. Have a nice day :)

[@darkpandalord3844]

+Jordan.izquierdo, well it depends on the zoo. Some zoos are good, some zoos are bad. It's like the human race. Some are good, some are bad. Only the *good* zoos are the acceptable ones. But the ones that do stuff like keeping animals in tiny cages and doing shit like that? No way.

[@vishaansingh1019]

Every single great ape will get bored in a zoo, even ones born in captivity, this is a known thing. It's not ideal.

[@mylestteague]

My man looks fed up, especially at the end of the video

[@lukebirrell]

Can he live with me in the Forrest

[@chwalibog1101]

They are very intelligent, I was once threw In a blanket for it and it used it to keep warm.

[@kingkobra1978]

Most great apes are humble creatures...what the hell happened to humans?...but most humans are good too but a little ignorant

[@dawidkrzyzowy2725]

***** Exactly.However we are educate,and trained like destroy nature,like love money,like harm different people and like run to get fucked illuminance gadget and toys its mean for $Y$TEM.Modern "human" fascinated marketing and career plus money cult is completele idiot who degradate nature-own mother nature,which give life!!!.Noone animal dont kill for money,for greed,for religion,for tyrany,slavery,So where is "civilisation", "culture",and superiority of white human???Noone animal dont pollute planet like human.But for modern techno-humans most important are massmedia than real life,coexistence,symbiosis.Modern human is so intelectually limited,retarded,resistant,that he will do evereything for money.

[@dawidkrzyzowy2725]

***** Noone have interest to educate us as social people,who able to respect people and nature.We have to be egoist.no empathy,no responsibilty,no awareness,no dyginty,no honour,no value.We have cultivate money/religion and no more and fascinate corporation shit.We have to be empty,no emotion,no empathy,no human needs and relations.

[@НикитаПушкин-ю9ю]

@Strength of the Wild Is killing a neighouring chimp tribe necessary or not? You call also find a video where a group of chimps torture a racoon just for pleasure. So stop this "animals are not cruel" bullshit.

[@НикитаПушкин-ю9ю]

@Strength of the Wild So by your logic, neither humans, nor animals are cruel?

[@НикитаПушкин-ю9ю]

@Strength of the Wild KZbin "Chimps vs racoon", this is definitely not done because the racoon is a threat. I see no difference between human cruel behaviour and this behaviour exhibited by chimps. If you look better, you can see even more cruel chimp videos. They are not that different from humans after all. A donkey is more different from a horse compared to humans and chimps.

[@sayachara3429]

I love orang utan.. they are sooo cute... innocent and smart 😍 thankgod .. we have it in kalimantan borneo 😍

[@CazzTitan1987]

A new pokemon brought me here name Oranguru

[@THEW0LFB0Y]

same, lol, but I love orangutans

[@CazzTitan1987]

Me too they are so cool to look at

[@THEW0LFB0Y]

I'm getting sun tho, but I'll trade ya

[@CazzTitan1987]

deal I'm getting both of them(sun and moon)

[@THEW0LFB0Y]

This sounds sad 😂

[@haydenashmore5697]

I always loved orangutans as a child as well as chimps

[@athroughzidontcare]

"run"