In Indonesia, some dude threw a lit cigarette into the orangutan enclosure at a zoo and the ape picked it up and smoked it like it was something he’s done a hundred times before. Video of the amazing orangutan enjoying his smoke has now gone viral, prompting outrage from the ever-outraged mob with 1 million-plus people signing a petition to close the zoo — not find the idiot who enabled the ape’s addiction mind you, THE ENTIRE ZOO — over it.
Anyway, check it out:
Growing outrage after a zoo visitor tossed a lit cigarette into an orangutan enclosure, prompting the ape to pick it up and smoke it. More than 1M people signed a petition to shut down the zoo after the incident. The zoo says it regrets that it happened. https://t.co/faEjTfg6yN pic.twitter.com/IbEGoYnUWq
— ABC News (@ABC) March 8, 2018
“One million losers” indeed:
One Million Losers Narc On Cool Orangutan https://t.co/QIGHuw90go
— Jesse Singal (@jessesingal) March 9, 2018
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/972139415895248897
And we weren’t surprised to learn PETA was behind the outrage:
Thought calls to shut the zoo down were a little extreme, given how relatively innocuous this is. Turns out, PETA's pushing the petition. https://t.co/pcNvXr6FlO
— John Noonan (@noonanjo) March 9, 2018
Can we talk about how “smooth” the ape looked smoking that cig?
Yo.. That can't be the first time that orangutan smoked a cigarette. He did it so smooth, like "thanks my g" https://t.co/vd715ZTOAX
— FERRARI SHEPPARD (@stopbeingfamous) March 8, 2018
the ape smoked that cig like a PRO ? ? ? https://t.co/92JP4xdlcw
— justin 6lock (@JBlock49) March 8, 2018
This orangutan is smoking this cig like he has a pack of Malboro w/ him at all times. https://t.co/oLH9UtPKsg
— Rhana Natour (@RNatourious) March 8, 2018
He’s obviously done this before:
Dude looks like he's been smoking for ten years. https://t.co/8yKrWSJPS2
— mike freeman (@mikefreemanNFL) March 8, 2018
Do you know how many views the video would get if this happened? Traffic. Gold:
https://twitter.com/CharlotteAlter/status/972164036715479047
But don’t give them any ideas:
If it was marijuana, no one would care. https://t.co/sgkbkmegR7
— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) March 9, 2018
We agree: Let the ape smoke!
If you aren't entertained and delighted by monkeys smoking, the GTFO of my timelinehttps://t.co/AvMYteq7ES
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) March 9, 2018
Let the orangutan enjoy flavor country in peace! https://t.co/XUHRkqPek8
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) March 9, 2018
Just a bunch of control freaks telling an orangutan how to live his life https://t.co/8duS92Nz0m
— Pardes Seleh (@PardesSeleh) March 9, 2018
LET THE MONKEY SMOKE https://t.co/o69ex1pqAd
— [shrug emoji] (@jtLOL) March 9, 2018
And a new meme is born:
Harambe? *inhales* I haven't heard that name in a long time… pic.twitter.com/GoovkagCwP
— neontaster (@neontaster) March 9, 2018
Me in 2017 vs me in 2018 pic.twitter.com/NeRYX7lAYA
— neontaster (@neontaster) March 9, 2018
Exit observation:
People need to chill the hell out. God knows the ape did. https://t.co/khk3NdP0sk
— Jeff Dufour (@dcdufour) March 9, 2018
Yes, please do.
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