Dong Dong, the chimpanzee, has a reputation for being polite and intelligent at Shendiao Mountain Wildlife Park in China
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Dong Dong, the chimpanzee, throws a shoe from his zoo enclosure
Dong Dong the chimpanzee does not believe in the adage ‘finders, keepers’.
According to Newsflare, the compassionate chimpanzee resides at the Shendiao Mountain Wildlife Park in China’s Shandong province. On May 13, a zoo visitor stopped by the chimpanzee exhibit and accidentally dropped his sandal in the habitat while viewing the animals.
After the footwear landed in the primate’s enclosure, Dong Dong approached the shoe and picked it up. The animal then started playing with the surprise gift, much to the dismay of the shoe’s owner.
In response, the zoo visitor found a zookeeper and asked for help retrieving their sandal. The zookeeper agreed to help and communicated with Dong Dong from the walkway above the chimp’s enclosure.
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Footage of the exchange shows the monkey, who is sitting with the sandal in his mouth at the start of the clip, looking at the guard as the person speaks to him. Shortly after the keeper communicates with Dong Dong, the chimpanzee expertly throws the sandal from its perch over the railing surrounding its habitat. The primate’s high throw is accurate enough for the sandal to land close to the goalkeeper’s feet.
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Dong Dong the chimpanzee throws a shoe from his zoo enclosure
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The clip ends with the shoe returning to its rightful owner as Dong Dong watches.
According to Newsflare, Dong Dong has a reputation in Shendiao Mountain Wildlife Park. He is known for being intelligent and helpful. Zoo officials told the outlet that this isn’t the first time 14-year-old Dong Dong has returned a dropped object to a park visitor.
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Another zoo in China shocked its visitors when it started exhibiting panda dogs. The animals added to the Taizhou Zoo turned out to be Chow Chow dogs painted in the shape of pandas.
Video of the canines taken at the zoo shows two “panda dogs” walking through a habitat, wagging their tails and looking at visitors through the glass.
A zoo spokesperson confirmed that the panda dogs were Chow Chows and that the zoo purchased and painted them after the facility was denied the ability to house giant pandas.
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