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Attenborough: Amazing DIY Orangutans | BBC Earth

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Warm-up Questions

When you hear “Amazing DIY Orangutans,” what kind of “DIY” (do-it-yourself) actions do you imagine orangutans doing?
What similarities do you think humans and orangutans might share?
Do you think animals can learn by watching others? Why or why not?

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Attenborough: Amazing DIY Orangutans | BBC Earth

Imitation and tool use (00:00 – 01:09)

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1. At first, what might a viewer mistakenly think the orangutan is doing?

Performing a trained circus trick
Cleaning her hands after eating
Trying to scare other animals
Building a nest for the night

2. According to the speaker, why is the orangutan doing it?

She is following spoken commands
She was trained by people
She is afraid of being punished
She is doing it entirely on her own initiative

3. Which two abilities does the speaker connect to later human transformation?

Imitating and using tools
Swimming and climbing
Running fast and hunting
Singing and dancing

Attenborough: Amazing DIY Orangutans | BBC Earth

A rescued group in Borneo (01:09 – 01:52)

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1. Where is Camp Leiki located?

Australia
Sumatra
India
Borneo

2. Why can these orangutans give humans “an insight into what we have in common”?

They have lived partly in our world as well as theirs
They were trained to talk
They live only in zoos
They are the biggest animals in the forest

3. What does the speaker say the old orangutan loves?

Eating fruit
Sleeping all day
Playing with water
DIY

Attenborough: Amazing DIY Orangutans | BBC Earth

How similar they are to humans (01:52 – 02:41)

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1. What does the speaker say is “very striking” when sitting close to an orangutan?

How fast they can run
How different their hands are
How similar they are to human beings
How quiet they are

2. What example does the speaker use to show similarity to humans?

How long her legs are
How human her hand looks
The way she sings
The way she builds a house

3. What does the speaker say is the most important thing humans and orangutans share?

The same body size
The same diet
The same habitat
A big brain

Attenborough: Amazing DIY Orangutans | BBC Earth

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1. What main idea does the speaker emphasize about the orangutan’s behavior?

It is a random habit with no purpose
It is only possible in captivity
It shows natural learning through imitation
It is mostly a trained performance for humans

2. What is Camp Leiki presented as in the video?

A circus for performing animals
A research lab for teaching animals to speak
A factory that makes tools for apes
A place where orangutans are rescued and return to the wild

3. According to the speaker, what helps produce many shared talents and abilities?

Having long arms
Being taught by humans
Living in trees
Having a big brain

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

Attenborough: Amazing DIY Orangutans | BBC Earth

Do you agree that imitation and tool use are connected to human development? Why or why not?
What are some examples of animals learning by copying in your experience (pets, documentaries, news stories)?
Is it ever acceptable to keep wild animals in captivity? Under what conditions?
What similarities between humans and other great apes do you find most interesting or important?