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In the wild, Andrew feeds on fish, sponges, small crustaceans, nematode worms and protozoans.

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Orangutan "Spear Fishes"

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Posted on: April 29, 2008 12:48 PM, by Benny Bleiman

A soon to be released book, The Thinkers Of The Jungle, by Gerd Schuster, Willie Smits and Jay Ullal, contains this first-ever image of an orangutan attempting to hunt fish with a spear. The picture was taken in Borneo on Kaja, an island where rescued apes are rehabilitated.

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Only about 10 million more years of evolution and this orangutan will master the science of noodling.

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I think he is qualified right now to have his own show on Fox TV.

Posted by: J-Dog | April 29, 2008 1:02 PM

Aren't they looking for someone still to replace the Crocodile Hunter?! This guy (or gal - I can't tell) ought to be given a chance.

Posted by: Ian | April 29, 2008 1:51 PM

I was just thinking the other day how that bear teaching itself kung fu with the stick seemed like bad news.

This has me in a blind panic.

Also, can't you see this being an Onion article? 'Tired of waiting for humans to get their shit together, orang-utans begin evolving millions of years ahead of schedule to solve the climate crisis.'

Posted by: Jenbug | May 1, 2008 10:30 PM

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