Published 17:17 IST, June 22nd 2020
Video of monkey removing 'stringy bits' of banana just like humans amuses netizens; Watch
Video of a monkey removing threads from a banana has left netizens ‘fascinated’ as they were surprised to see the similarity between humans and the animal.
A video of a monkey removing fibrous threads from a banana has left several internet users ‘fascinated’ as they were surprised to see the similarity between humans and the animal. While scientists believe that chimpanzees are the closest living relatives of humans, the similar behaviour trait of the monkey has prompted netizens to call them ‘intelligent’ as well.
Shared on several social media platforms, the short clip shows that monkey sitting near a tree stump with her baby crawling around. ‘Intelligent’ animal is then seen busy peeling and preparing a banana for eating by removing the stringy bits, which are also known as Phloem bundles.
Much like most of the humans, the monkey also seems to be disgusted by the threads as it carefully removes each one of the string and even throws them far away from itself. The monkey also quickly gets rid of the strings immediately when a couple of them fell on her little baby.
Netizens call the monkey ‘intelligent’
Since shared, the video has been viewed over 12 million times. With more than five lakh likes, the video left netizens in awe. Some internet users could also relate to the monkey as noticed that it ate the banana just like humans do. Several users could not even stop gushing over the part where the monkey quickly removes the stringy bits off her baby.
While one internet user wrote, “Is it just me, or is it also super interesting this monkey didn’t want the stringy bits that landed on the log there, so it picked it off and threw it on the ground. So intelligent to have that sort of preference”. Another user added, “I love that she hates them so much she doesn’t even want that one string at the end on the TRUNK near her never mind on her banana”.
Updated 17:17 IST, June 22nd 2020