- By Poorva Karki
- Tue, 23 Jul 2024 07:02 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Viral Video: Primates are considered one of the most intelligent species after humans, and social media surely has an ample amount of content to back the same. Joining the list, a video came forward, where a visitor accidentally dropped a phone in a gorilla’s captivity. However, unlike how other species would have reacted, the gorilla instead picked the phone up and gently placed it in a basket that was being pulled up by the visitors. The clip went viral almost immediately and left people impressed. Most even joked about primates ‘acting dumb’ to avoid taxes.
The video, soon after getting shared, went viral on social media. Most people lauded the primate’s ‘excellent QI’ and were also somewhat surprised, while the rest shared hilarious jokes on the same.
The video was shared on Instagram, by the handle ‘loveyiwu’. The post was captioned, “The gorilla picking up the phone for tourists.” The video was shared 7 days ago and pulled more than 34K likes from people.
Watch the viral video:
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Taking to the comment section, people shared their take. “He even pushed the basket up,” a user said. “Believe Me They Are Just Acting To Avoid Taxes,” commented a second person. “Please send down a treat,” added a third person. “How can we cage so brilliant species,” commented a fourth netizen.
“Even lifted the basket a little. That is a sign of good IQ and Understanding,” added a fifth person. “Here you go, please sir don't throw your phone here again,” added a sixth person. “Oh thank you for the gift- my bad, you want it back? Here you go,” added a seventh user. “He deserves a banana for that,” added another person.