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Related: About this forumSee an Orangutan ‘Kiss’ a Pregnant Woman’s Belly at the Zoo
Source: Time
The zoo animal was especially fascinated by this woman
An orangutan at the Colchester Zoo surprised a couple from Essex when it kissed a pregnant womans belly through the glass window.
Maisie Knight, who has been pregnant for 37 weeks, got two kisses, and her partner Jamie Clarke had the camera rolling the whole time. Clarke claimed on YouTube that the animal had a special fascination with Knight because when he pressed his own stomach up to the glass, he got a dirty look.
Read More: http://time.com/3973593/orangutan-pregnant-woman-colchester-zoo/
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See an Orangutan ‘Kiss’ a Pregnant Woman’s Belly at the Zoo (Original Post)
Little Tich
Jul 2015
OP
So human like. It just seems wrong to have it caged up with so much soul. nt
Quixote1818
Jul 2015
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Quixote1818
(28,904 posts)1. So human like. It just seems wrong to have it caged up with so much soul. nt
Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)2. I'm glad this didn't happen
rocktivity
(44,555 posts)3. Holy shit -- suppose he'd broken THROUGH that glass???
Here's a silverback mistaking his reflection for a rival:
rocktivity
Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)6. And that's why zoos tell you to not beat your chest at the gorillas
passiveporcupine
(8,175 posts)5. She should have pulled her shirt up and showed it her real belly.
That was adorable.
sheldon
(233 posts)7. All I see is an animal in a cage.
And it makes me sad.
Danascot
(4,664 posts)8. ... and there's this adorable interaction
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