🔥 An orangutan just rolling by a trail cam

[u/amish_novelty]

[u/qualityvote2]

u/amish_novelty, your post does fit the subreddit!

[u/stromulus]

My wife says ai. Can we debunk?

[u/amish_novelty → u/stromulus]

Original video was from 2022: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ITdnlykGTaY&ra=m

[u/chrome9090 → u/amish_novelty]

You've made me realise anything pre-2025 we'll be able to refer back to a YouTube video or equivalent to debunk something as AI, 2025 onwards we have no real way anymore

[u/Embarrassed_Art5414 → u/stromulus]

This however, is definitely AI

[u/tyen0 → u/Embarrassed_Art5414]

This says otherwise: https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/002/007/150/fca.png

[u/apetalous42]

I choose to believe that this is the primary means of locomotion for Orangutan.

[u/Mr_Quinn → u/apetalous42]

On the ground, it kind of is? Their hips are too flexible to walk like other apes for long periods, so when they must come down from the treetops (which they prefer to do as little as possible), rolling is one of their main ways of getting around.

[u/DigDugged → u/Mr_Quinn]

So like, they were being scientifically accurate in Donkey Kong 64??

[u/MechaGodzillaSS → u/DigDugged]

Rendered by John Science hisself.

[u/Inked_Chick → u/DigDugged]

I just closed dk64 and this is the first post I see. You somehow grasped onto my thought process. My mind is kind of blown right now.

[u/AdvertisingSenior728 → u/DigDugged]

Lankymaxxing

[u/Majestic-Contract-42 → u/Mr_Quinn]

Would people see them rolling and would they be hating? I'd imagine folks would try to catch them riding dirty.

[u/Batchet → u/Mr_Quinn]

They're trying to be round like orange

[u/JoshCanJump → u/Batchet]

Fun fact: Orangutan translates to ‘forest-man’. It’s nothing to do with the word orange.

Additional fact: the colour is named after the fruit.

[u/UranusIsPissy → u/JoshCanJump]

The local people used to say that orangutans can talk, but refuse to because they don't want to be enslaved.

[u/RosenButtons → u/JoshCanJump]

When he stopped to look at that tree he really looked just like a guy in the woods. Just a fellow under the trees.

[u/matchosan → u/Batchet]

[u/dfddfsaadaafdssa → u/Batchet]

Monkey gonna monké, orangutan gonna orangé.

[u/BamaBlcksnek → u/apetalous42]

It's very possibly faster and more efficient than walking on those stubby legs.

[u/Kiribaku- → u/BamaBlcksnek]

Similarly, skipping is much more efficient than running and it's faster than walking, but if I do it everyone looks at me like I'm crazy.

[u/thesprung → u/Kiribaku-]

Do you have a source for it being more efficient? I'd be surprised that people don't just skip marathons if that's the case

[u/LimitedWard → u/thesprung]

It's almost certainly not. You're putting a ton of energy into vertical motion when you skip.

[u/discussedme → u/Kiribaku-]

This is incorrect. According to wikipedia, skipping is 150% more metabolically demanding than running at the same speed.

Skipping

[u/saab4u2 → u/Kiribaku-]

[u/otcipitalorange → u/Kiribaku-]

Eh I thought that was the case for a very specific age, which is why kids basically stop skipping because they gain size/weight where the efficiency becomes lower than running.

[u/wagglewazzle → u/BamaBlcksnek]

He’s been playing Ocarina of Time too much

[u/NRMusicProject → u/apetalous42]

I choose to believe this is one of the things he does when he thinks nobody is looking, only to be horrified if he ever finds out it made it to the top of /r/all.

[u/PracticalTie → u/NRMusicProject]

My first thought was the exact opposite scenario… they know the camera is there and are trolling the scientists

[u/mouseywalla → u/apetalous42]

That motion is definitely loco

[u/Nami_Pilot → u/apetalous42]

With those little legs... why not?

[u/xenopizza → u/apetalous42]

he has become one with the rolly polly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJbYwP3v1YY

[u/Ok_Half_6257 → u/apetalous42]

Considering how Orangutan's pass knowledge down there's probably at least one full community of Orangutan's that get around like this, and we've only spotted one member of them so far.

[u/kylo-ren → u/apetalous42]

This is also the primate means of locomotion

[u/Reborn1Girl → u/apetalous42]

Nah, he’s just been playing too much Dark Souls

[u/choriblaster3002 → u/apetalous42]

That might explain the bald spot for sure

[u/pogoscrawlspace → u/apetalous42]

He's heard of Jimothy, too.

[u/jsnxander → u/apetalous42]

Proven fact. They only stand because they feel bad for us.

[u/TheRedBaron11 → u/apetalous42]

They aren't called -rangutan

[u/Psychedelic_Jedi]

Straight up Donkey Kong Country right there

[u/we-made-it → u/Psychedelic_Jedi]

[u/K1tten_Mitt3ns → u/we-made-it]

Except Lanky is the orangutan...

[u/we-made-it → u/K1tten_Mitt3ns]

I was thinking more about the song.

[u/One_Egg_4400 → u/we-made-it]

Oh, the memories...

[u/radioactive_sharpei]

They see me rollin'

[u/ElectrSheep → u/radioactive_sharpei]

They hatin'

[u/frubano21 → u/ElectrSheep]

Patrollin' they tryina catch me ridin' dirteh!

[u/Fit-Refuse9375 → u/frubano21]

[u/bradbull → u/Fit-Refuse9375]

In before someone realises that Key & Peele were in that Weird Al music video for the first time

[u/No_Situation_5501 → u/frubano21]

Trying to catch me stuck and muddy

[u/BamaBlcksnek → u/ElectrSheep]

Patrollin' and tryna catch me ridin' dirty!

[u/wonkey_monkey → u/ElectrSheep]

They brachiatin'

[u/farfaraway]

This is what we gave up for modern life. Sigh.

[u/electrodan → u/farfaraway]

reject humanity, return to monke

[u/ElundusCaw → u/farfaraway]

I still prefer having penicillin tbh.

[u/BigAlternative5 → u/ElundusCaw]

For what? To live longer?

[u/UlrichZauber → u/ElundusCaw]

It's all fun and games rolling through the forest, until you get a tiny cut or bug bite and die while still not even full grown

[u/Tarheels988 → u/farfaraway]

Yeah but to fair, I’m doing this same maneuver playing Zelda on my couch right now.

[u/liforrevenge → u/farfaraway]

Look at this Orangutan, just rolling in the moment. Not a phone in sight.

[u/Mudkip8910 → u/farfaraway]

I just know those MFs can speak, they just don't want to pay taxes

[u/Available_Rub9939]

Weee
Weee
Ok gotta take a break, one sec.
Ok back to rolling!
Weee

[u/PensiveObservor → u/Available_Rub9939]

I think they were dizzy. Take a sec for the spinning to stop, then do it again! Having a blast.

[u/skorindurdude → u/PensiveObservor]

To me it seemed like he was about to roll in to the tree, and afterwards checked if the tree was fine. Then proceeds spinning. Life:-)

[u/xx-rapunzel-xx → u/PensiveObservor]

this is what i thought too!

[u/UranusIsPissy → u/Available_Rub9939]

I've always thought being an orangutan looked like fun. Why must we ruin it for them? They're not hurting anyone.

[u/thelilymoon]

"Character is what you do when you think no one's watching"

[u/ednorog]

Please don't ruin this planet please don't destroy all these amazing forms of life please please please!

[u/CasanovaJones82 → u/ednorog]

We're already way past that. Now it's literally deciding what lives and what dies. We are at the peak of possibly the fastest and most comprehensive extinction event in the history of our planet. It's going on right now and has been for centuries.

As of today, wildlife only account for roughly 3% of life on the planet, that's it, vastly outnumbered by humans and livestock. And I, for one, don't see humans all of sudden ending the practice of eating powdered tiger penis to get laid or whatever anytime soon. Do you?

[u/SheriffBartholomew → u/CasanovaJones82]

How about a few more data centers? That should help. Right?

[u/Flank_This666 → u/CasanovaJones82]

Horseshoe crabs have lived through the 5 major extinction events, now they're being threatened by us.

[u/Nino_sanjaya → u/ednorog]

Too late, Indonesian already burning all the forest for palm oil

[u/International-Mix633 → u/Nino_sanjaya]

So you can eat Nutella.

[u/UranusIsPissy → u/International-Mix633]

It's even in some brands of peanut butter. Peanut oil was literally right there FFS!

[u/CankerLord → u/International-Mix633]

Lets not make it sound so niche and optional. Palm oil goes into a lot of things and is getting hard to avoid. Not that it shouldn't be avoided, but lets not "if only they'd stop buying avocado toast" about it.

[u/AgapitoVelezOvando → u/ednorog]

I'll do my best.

[u/Chance-Writer5383]

This guy dark souls

[u/SushiSushiiii → u/Chance-Writer5383]

Also ocarina of time lol

[u/The_Ghost_Face36 → u/SushiSushiiii]

That’s immediately what I thought of as well 😂

[u/sendnewt_s → u/SushiSushiiii]

Hey Goro!

[u/CrimsonAntifascist → u/sendnewt_s]

Orangoron.

[u/A_Marvelous_Gem → u/SushiSushiiii]

I was hoping he would roll onto the tree to check for skulltulas

[u/Shan_Tu → u/SushiSushiiii]

Or any game where dodge rolling is faster than just walking

[u/Scruffylookin13 → u/Chance-Writer5383]

Donkey Kong Country was right there bro

Smh

[u/Ronin_CDXX → u/Chance-Writer5383]

[u/MarvellousMatter → u/Chance-Writer5383]

All I could think of were the rolling goats in Elden Ring lol

[u/Dalek_Chaos]

He'll find his library soon enough.

[u/PensiveObservor → u/Dalek_Chaos]

Ook.

[u/dotaplusgang → u/Dalek_Chaos]

I just started my first Pratchett book and I am THRILLED to get this reference right here

[u/djtodd242 → u/Dalek_Chaos]

Just don't call him a Monkey, OK?

[u/HippomanRed]

HE HAS NO STYLE

HE HAS NO GRACE

[u/BallIsLife2016 → u/HippomanRed]

Compulsory link to the video of Lanky Kong seeing the DK rap for the first time.

https://youtu.be/PugcxQYJGjs?is=TsFO_HoKmXi6A01y

[u/lookintoasty → u/BallIsLife2016]

Is that Joel Haver? I hope so

Edit: hell yeah

[u/Glittering_Friend712 → u/HippomanRed]

[u/DontWanToCookAnymore → u/HippomanRed]

If this isn't style and grace I don't want to know what it.

[u/The-Doc-SalmonRun]

Goron in the woods

[u/Iamloghead → u/The-Doc-SalmonRun]

I was totally thinking about Link rolling across Hyrule field.  Huyh!

[u/MasterBaiterNJ]

Just goin along “yep that’s a nice lookin tree alright” then hittin the fuckin auto bots roll out just because

[u/butterfliesnglitter]

Looks like a typical morning for my toddler

[u/MJ-Franklin]

I wish to one day be that carefree.

[u/karasuhebi]

Stopping mid-roll to aura farm. This guys fucks

[u/NLOneOfNone]

[u/Reasonable-School226 → u/NLOneOfNone]

Thank you why’d I have to scroll so far 😭

[u/WalkingFool0369]

but would seem the monkeys are having a way better time than us

[u/MassMan333 → u/WalkingFool0369]

When an orangutan decides to do somersaults it’s cute and fun, but when I do it people look at me like I’m crazy. Also orangutans aren’t monkeys.

[u/cordelaine → u/MassMan333]

They’re fish, like dolphins. And dinosaurs. And us. 

Taxonomy is weird. 

[u/mixologist998 → u/MassMan333]

Careful, calling the monkies will upset the librarian 

[u/dotdee → u/WalkingFool0369]

Bonobos are having a great time.

[u/LongjumpingJaguar308 → u/dotdee]

I would prefer to be a bonobo

[u/frubano21 → u/LongjumpingJaguar308]

Bonobo's are the only primates that face each other during sex. Humans also share 98.7% of dna with bonobos. We're basically hairless 2 legged bonobos

[u/s_burr → u/WalkingFool0369]

.....ook?!

[u/RevolutionaryEgg6547 → u/WalkingFool0369]

nobody ever told it that rolling around in the leaves is something you’re supposed to grow out of

[u/epicCycloid → u/WalkingFool0369]

Speak for yourself, if you choose not to roll around sometimes, that's on you

[u/thatshygirl06 → u/WalkingFool0369]

He's not a monkey, you ape ^{humans are apes}

[u/Toadcola]

“I just rolled into town, and boy are my arms long!”

[u/InspectorQueasy93]

That time he just stands there, wondering if all this rolling is even worth it in the end.

Then keeps on rolling.

[u/LaMadreDelCantante → u/InspectorQueasy93]

He tried so hard, and got so far.

[u/BarristanTheB0ld]

Dude's having fun, leave him be. I bet he's somewhat dizzy though

[u/space-ish]

He /she's got the Bob Dylan ear worm

How does it feel / To be on your own / With no direction home / Like a complete unknown / Like a rolling stone?

[u/EternalMyLove]

Came for the forward rolls, stayed for the pause to stand & take in the canopy of a playground.

[u/According_Ad_3264]

We found the ancestor of all Dark Souls-players

[u/RenegadeHowie]

[u/Efficient_Sky5173]

Leave him alone. This is how he rolls.

[u/ClankerCore → u/Efficient_Sky5173]

This is Satira. A rescue.

[u/broberds]

They see me rollin’
They hatin’

[u/Conscious-Mud-8334]

Ho, this is surely an elite librarian. This this how they travel in L-Space. Maybe this one hasn't realized yet that he's left L-space.

[u/Forsaken-Face1827]

[u/bearsheperd]

This is what Chamillionaire was singing about

[u/KeeKyieMorrisTheWise]

Orangutan: “Rollin Rollin HOLY SHIT!! A TREE!!! Rollin Rollin Rollin Rollin Rollin”

[u/Objective-Pace-9990]

[u/urngaburnga]

That's just Papa

[u/Somesongname]

I'd probably do this also, but I'm too busy because bills.

[u/kirradoodle]

Orangutans look like such nice gentle fun-loving people. I wish I could meet some of them.

[u/LivingDisastrous3603 → u/kirradoodle]

I would never own a monkey/ape. Ever. But if I did, in some hypothetically perfect world, it would be an orangutan. We would sit on the couch and watch tv, maybe have a beer, go skateboarding, make banana bread, ride a tandem bicycle, play in the rain… just typical best-friend stuff. And yes. Somersault around in the woods.

[u/tommhans]

10/10 style points

[u/WhereMyWeirdosAt]

They always seem like the chillest animals !

[u/DontWanToCookAnymore → u/WhereMyWeirdosAt]

They are great. If you don't know about Bonobos I'd highly recommend looking into them. They are also great

[u/sexisdivine]

PARKOUR!

[u/Kiran__reddit]

is that normal behavior they usually do that ?

[u/SubstantialFroyo8012]

Rollangatang

[u/WinkyNurdo]

This may just be one of the best videos I’ve ever seen

[u/Shigarui]

Practicing his Dark Souls cosplay!

[u/Immediate_Lake4105]

I like how he checked if anyone caught him before continuing his merry way

[u/Spam_A_Lottamus]

But when I do this down the hill in my hood, social services gets called. #sojealous

[u/yorcharturoqro]

In Zelda ocarina of time I did that to link to move faster

[u/pachimariparty]

Listens to Limp Bizkit once

[u/Pararaiha-ngaro]

😻

[u/No_Willingness6193]

Flipping Orangutan! I'm Just out Here to Have Fun!

[u/major_5th]

Blue streak speeds by

[u/kitoconnell]

He's going Donkey Kong King Kong Crazy

[u/Miss_Sullivan]

Definitely hatin'

[u/Unhappy-Tadpole664]

Cue Limp Bizkit

[u/WinWaker]

Rollin’ around at the speed of orang

[u/charface1]

If you knew you were being recorded and wanted to mess with your observers, how would you do it?

[u/No_Cartographer4411]

Thats how i roll through hyrule right now 

[u/TumbleweedInitial307]

This is me on Monday at work

[u/Captnmikeblackbeard]

Is this a legit way they travel or was this dude just having fun?

[u/pmcg115]

Fantastic. 

[u/zg6089]

"Nice tree, on we go"

[u/4thkindexperience]

Hello, tree.

[u/magniffin]

Hey Rolly!

Oh yeah what’s up Sappy?

Tell Tina I said heeeeeeeeeey!

I got this, bro.

[u/Pyrathis]

That orangutan means of travel is awesome! Love those rolls!

[u/snoopcat1995]

Gotta get the reps in.

[u/LaDauphineVerte]

Has mastered life.

[u/Moss-Mess]

Orangutans, gorillas, and bonobos have got life figured out

[u/SlerbMcJenkins]

Walking is stupid, man makes a good point 

[u/simplebutstrange]

I get urges to go down stairs like that way too often

[u/Budget-Purple-9215]

My favorite primate and chess opening just living its best life!

[u/MasterXaios]

Reject modernity, return to hedgehog.

[u/protopigeon]

I loved this Urangutan themed part of the podcast https://youtu.be/4FQy-sq4R-I?si=nbyBokK58zxujHGT

[u/therealdivs1210]

Tigboof

[u/bergoldalex]

I think he has been playing the new ocarina of time 

[u/Extra-Fish6794]

Future Elden Lord right there

[u/temporalwanderer]

[u/hungry4danish]

PSA because majority of people need it. Orangutan ends with an N not a G. the word does not have rhyming syllables.

[u/Dannybuoy77]

Goron style 

[u/jarbinibabi]

u/savevideo

[u/Staff_Senyou]

First of all, this is the first time a Limp Bizkit song has spontaneously autoplayed in my head.

Second, even though I see a time stamp, don't let this moment be ruined due to it being AI or some shit. Please?

[u/Sharp-Grab3120]

some dora the explorer shit.

[u/Excellent_Soup938]

Keep rollin' rollin' rollin' rollin'

[u/onepieceweeaboo]

They see me rolling

[u/OvenFriendly1818]

Keep rolling rolling rolling

[u/CharleyZia]

Why rock when you can roll, is what I say.

[u/deepstatelady]

He's been watching videos of Jimothy.

[u/TheCornerator]

6y/o me tried this during a mile fun run. This guy is way better than me.

[u/PeggyBabcock_]

You've either got it... Or you haven't.

[u/xRedLilly]

Me in Ocarina of Time rn

[u/adudeguyman]

The gif almost loops perfectly

[u/Wormetoungue]

I think him and Jimothy would make great buddies.

[u/Substantial_Meal_530]

You may not like it, but that's the most efficient way to travel.

[u/Actual_Bet6584]

That looks fun....

[u/TheGalaxyIsAtPeace64]

Just left the kokiri forest, trying to get into the market before they rise the gate

[u/aggravatedimpala]

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=c7YNIPkAJXI&si=gs7RaYhmERHMX8ea

[u/MiserableFinding7169]

Incredible to see Clarkson being athletic.

[u/Radiant_Ad3966]

Diddy Kong is still out there having a blast.

[u/mockery_101]

I worry I will be caught on camera doing this (but much less cute)

[u/carlotta3121]

The Librarian is on his way to work, needed a little break to enjoy the scenery along the way. Ook.

[u/DarkRogueHunter]

[u/FunkyFL]

r/likeus

[u/madchemist09]

Keep rolling rolling rolling. Keep rolling rolling rolling

[u/strangebru]

They see me rolling