Incredible Orangutan Moments (Part 2) | Top 5s | BBC Earth

We dug into the BBC Earth archive to bring you the very best Orangutan clips released on the channel to date. Let us know in the comments below which is your favourite.

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[Waywer]

3:40 this dude really armed himself and clocked that lil monkey in the head bro I can’t💀💀

[lad_elusive]

Orangutans are my new favourite animal. They're so adorable, smart and characterful.

[eschwarz]

the people there are doing divine work. Much respect for their dedication, perseverance and love

[dannyford]

The way they cling too the babysitters melts my heart. I would work for free just too work there.

[bartlegoof]

3:36 that little plop onto the ground is absolutely adorable

[zenmama]

I just love the way they protect and love eachother not just their own babies or mate but their friends, cousins, classmates.. and just any orang who looks like he can use some help 🥺

[eunicestone]

I loved it when he beat the macaque with the stick. Heehee

[sarikatimmi]

holy crap 200 of them. that’s amazing. how many baby sitters are there. sad that there are that many orphans though

[kentbeitel]

I laughed so hard when Marley swung the branch at the little monkeys 😂😂

[ziongite]

Even though apparently the Chimp brain is ever so slightly larger, it appears the Chimp is burdened with incredibly fear and aggression. It seems that overall Orangutan is more intelligent because it can think more calmly as a result of being less aggressive and less fearful.

[CowboysCrusaderTTC]

Hercules sitting there like "I know you're talking about me."

[susiesweet]

I agree. After watching primate videos for 7 years, in general, the orangutans definitely have the ability of more intelligence over gorillas & chimps. They are more laid back & less aggressive.

[jrewing]

Orangutans are my favorite apes. I love them for their intelligence.

[HawthorneHillNaturePreserve]

I am so amazed by the work these people do every day! 💕

[doctorteethomega]

Orang Utan means Person of the Forest. They really are like us, with emotions and culture. I consider any harm to them to be just as bad as harm to a Human.

[donny]

Orangutans deserve a greater amount of respect from humans

[thunderdick]

I know exactly how they feel I have been in prison before and ever since I don't look at animals in cages the same you see them looking out at a freedom they cant have you see them longing to be on the other side and I know all to well what that feeling is like sometimes you just want to break down please don't keep your animals in cages they have a mind they know that they aren't free I can see it in their eyes they are much more intelligent than we realize you would never want to feel that helpless feeling trust me I can't even describe that feeling there aren't words to describe it

[junecooper]

Can you do follow up on Hercules, how's he coping with freedom after years of being locked in a small metal heart aches for Hercules, his eyes tell a story, it's like they know

[cintronproductions]

Aww, bless them, these apes are so cute and peaceful, thank goodness people take good care of them.

[John-ymht]

It's alarming that our wildlife is under increasingly severe threat from loss of habitat.