Astute Orangutan Washes Her Hands Thoroughly After Seeing Her Human Caretakers Do the Same

A very astute orangutan named Sandra who lives at the Center for Great Apes in Miami, Florida saw her human caretakers paying more attention to washing their hands and proceeded to do the same.

Sandra sat down in front of a bucket, took the brush from the soapy water and began scrubbing away.

She definitely scrubbed her hands for longer than 20 seconds, good job Sandra! Sandra is taking extra precautions and making sure her hands are extra clean!

Sandra the Orangutan Washes Her Hands

Another orangutan at the center named Ripley demonstrated how to maintain proper social distance.

Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.

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