Dong Dong, the chimpanzee, has a reputation for being polite and intelligent in China’s Mount Shendiao Wildlife Park.
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Dong Dong the chimpanzee throwing a shoe out of his zoo enclosure
Dong Dong the chimpanzee doesn’t believe in the adage “finder, keeper.”
The compassionate chimpanzee resides at Mount Shendiao Wildlife Park in China’s Shandong province, according to Newsflare. On May 13, a zoo visitor stopped near the chimpanzee exhibit and accidentally dropped his sandal in the habitat while observing the animals.
After the shoes landed in the primate enclosure, Dong Dong walked over to 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 located a zookeeper and asked for help retrieving his sandal. The zookeeper agreed to help and communicated with Dong Dong from the catwalk above the chimpanzee 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 skillfully throws the sandal from his perch and over the railing surrounding his habitat. The primate’s high throw is precise enough to land the sandal near the keeper’s feet.
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Dong Dong the chimpanzee throwing a shoe out of his zoo enclosure
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The clip ends with the shoe being returned to its rightful owner as Dong Dong looks on.
According to Newsflare, Dong Dong has a reputation at Shendiao Mountain Wildlife Park. He is known for being intelligent and helpful. Zoo officials informed the media outlet that this is not the first time 14-year-old Dong Dong has returned an abandoned item to a park visitor.
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Another zoo in China shocked its visitors when it began exhibiting panda dogs. The animals added to the Taizhou Zoo turned out to be Chow Chow dogs painted to look like pandas.
Video of the dogs taken at the zoo shows two “panda dogs” walking around a habitat, wagging their tails and looking at visitors through glass.
A zoo spokesperson confirmed the panda dogs were Chow Chows and that the zoo purchased and dyed them after the facility was denied the opportunity to house giant pandas.
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