Incredible footage shows orangutan using SAW to cut tree branches
- By Web Desk -
- Jan 20, 2017
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ResizeAn amazing footage has been captured sowing orangutan using SAW to cut branches, better than some humans.
The footage reveals a female great ape using a saw to skilfully divide a branch in two.
The talented ape uses her right hand to hold the tool and her feet to grip the tree branch like a vice. She even blows away the sawdust to inspect her work like a true craftsman.
The scenes were filmed in Borneo as part of the UK BBC documentary, which features eerily realistic robots disguised as a series of different animals.
She previously learnt this skills by watching builders at work in the region. When she spots a robot orangutan copying her behaviour, the great ape immediately becomes more competitive.