This is an awesome picture of an orangutan that got a hold of a fisherman’s pole and used it to try and catch fish. It is a sight never before seen. One of the basic facts about creativity and innovation is that new ideas are really combinations of existing ideas. This holds true, whether you are human or an orangutan...
Article in the Telegraph says that:
The beguiling creatures are great imitators and having seen local people fishing with sticks they are quick to try for themselves. The orangutan used one of the fishermen's poles to try and spear the fish as they swam by but didn't quite have the necessary dexterity. Instead he used the stick to hook out fallen fruit as it floated by. Another orang used a fishing stick to pick out fish trapped in lines set by locals.
The orangutan used one of the fishermen's poles to try and spear the fish as they swam by but didn't quite have the necessary dexterity.
Posted by: Term Paper | January 25, 2010 at 03:23 AM