Every so often a story comes along that truly melts hearts and a news post from the Sumatran Orangutan Society has done just that. A camera trap has filmed a Sumatran orangutan using a canopy bridge crossing for the very first time. This a landmark occasion for the conservation group, which began installing canopy bridges in West Toba over two years ago, alongside TaHuKah, in a bid to provide safe passage across busy roads for orangutans and other wildlife species.
The camera trap captured the young male in the Pakpak Bharat district of North Sumatra, along with a huge variety of other species including a plantain squirrel, black giant squirrel, black Sumatran langur, and agile gibbon. What makes the video so charming is the way that the orangutan pauses for a rest before looking back towards the camera and then carrying on his merry way across the canopy bridge.
