Orangutans: Are you smarter than an Orangutan?

As I posted a video before of an Orangutan displaying human like skills. This post is going to go into the idea that Orangutans can really show imitation of humans and learning of skills from them quite well.

They have been seen copying some of the actions of humans by: sawing wood, hammering nails, combing hair, putting insect repellent on themselves, and trying to siphon liquid with a hose. Orangutans have also been seen trying to copy more complex human behavior, like trying to tie up a hammock between two trees, and even trying to start a fire!

Orangutans also possess insight on top of these actions. Meaning that with some learning they started to figure out what the desired result was ( A learned behavior). Orangutans also possess "self-awareness". Meaning they pass the mirror test of recognizing themselves in the mirror. This self-awareness is seen as a level of intelligence with primates. In fact some people regard Orangutans to be the smartest of all the apes!

As mentioned in a previous pose Orangutans are also frequent users and creators of tools to get what they want.