Horrible moment Perth Zoo visitors started screaming after orangutan’s brutal act in its enclosure
Shocking footage has emerged showing a possum being thrown out of an enclosure by an orangutan at a zoo, as visitors screamed at the sight of the brutal act.
Guests looked on in horror as the possum, which appeared to have made its way inside the orangutan’s “treehouse” at the top of the enclosure, was savagely thrown out by the Perth Zoo monkey.
In video of the incident, the possum is seen flying through the air before falling into another enclosure.
An orangutan shocked onlookers after throwing a possum (pictured) out of its enclosure at Perth Zoo
‘Oh my God!’ we hear a visitor say in the background of the clip.
After getting rid of the intruder, the orangutan casually jumps in front of the treehouse and continues climbing to the top.
Video of the confrontation incident was posted to Reddit by one of the visitors on Saturday.
“Orangutan at Perth Zoo throwing possum,” the post captioned the post.
The user who posted the video revealed what led to the orangutan’s brutal act.
“He was thrown into another enclosure with 2 orangutans,” they said.
(The orangutan) first threw the possum on the ground, then he chased it up to the top (sic) and started poking it with a stick.
The video was quickly flooded with comments from some who pointed out the funnier side of the orangutan’s gesture, despite its brutality.
“Damn, that was like an Olympic level discus throw,” one user said.
“This is horrible and I can’t stop laughing,” another wrote.
“It was personal,” posted another.
Other users, however, were more sympathetic to the possum’s plight.
“Can you please stop making fun!!!” we wrote.
“Aww, poor opossum!” »wrote another.
A zoo visitor who witnessed the orangutan’s brazen act revealed that the monkey (pictured) had poked the possum with a stick moments earlier, before throwing the marsupial into another enclosure. orangutans.
A Perth Zoo spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia the possum was spotted after being dumped.
“Our animal experts confirmed that this possum was taking advantage of the orangutan’s warm and cozy nest during the cooler temperatures, and on this occasion the orangutan was alarmed to find an unknown occupant in its bed,” the spokesperson said.
“Rest assured, the possum was seen running away after being evicted. It is a very robust species.
The spokesperson explained that opossums often find their way into orangutan enclosures, which are built on higher ground.
“Orangutan habitat is an outdoor environment, and opossums, which also live high up, just like orangutans, are known to inhabit aerial territories,” the spokesperson said.
“Even though every effort is made to keep them out, the height presents some challenges and sometimes the orangutans will evict a few opossums themselves.”
