Results tagged “orangutan” from 60 Second Science

"Suyria [the orang] is one of the inhabitants of The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species (TIGERS), run by Dr Bhagavan Antle."

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Apparently Baker County, home to Jacksonville Florida, has been recently terrorized by an unknown, ape-like creature. According to local news, speculation put it down as maybe an "escaped ape to a juvenile big foot." Even local animal control officers speculated that it might be an orangutan. "We got this call and this man said, 'You are just not going to believe this and I'm not crazy.' I said, 'What is it? We've heard a lot of things.' He said, 'I have a monkey in my tree.'" said Animal Control Officer Tina Thomas. "I thought the man was on drugs. I said, 'Are you sure?' He was like, 'I'm telling you I'm not on drugs and I ain't been drinking.'"

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