A heartwarming video has taken the internet by storm, showcasing an orangutan’s unexpected flair for fashion. The clip, captured by TikTok user Lola Testu, features an adorable orangutan trying on sunglasses that Testu accidentally dropped into its enclosure at a zoo in Indonesia.
The orangutan’s curiosity was piqued as it approached the glasses, carefully picking them up and examining them. Initially, Testu worried that the ape might eat the sunglasses, but instead, it cleverly used its mouth to open them. Despite the glasses being broken, the orangutan managed to unfold them and put them on, looking surprisingly stylish.
As the video gained over 42 million views and 10 million likes, many were charmed by the orangutan’s human-like behavior. It’s no surprise, given that orangutans share about 97% of their DNA with humans, according to the National Institutes of Health. This genetic similarity might explain why their actions seem so familiar.
The video also showcases the orangutan’s parenting side, gently pushing away its child’s hand as it tries to touch the sunglasses. Eventually, the ape loses interest in the glasses and tosses them to the zookeeper, receiving leaves as a reward.
Testu humorously captioned the video, “So I’m down a pair of sunglasses but up a very good story.” The clip has indeed become a delightful tale of an orangutan’s brief foray into fashion, leaving viewers smiling at the primate’s antics ¹.
