Female orangutans Conny and Sinta watch videos of potential mates at the Wilhelma Zoo in Stuttgart, Germany, in 2016. The goal of the four-year experiment, zoo officials said, is just like the one for Tinder for humans: to increase the chances of finding a mate. There was only one hiccup as they proceeded with “Tinder for orangutans” — their devices weren’t strong enough for the animals. However, based on the “video dating,” Sinta apparently took a liking to a male orangutan named Gempa at a Belgian zoo. #TeamNL #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/P71UrwBa6k — Apenheul (@Apenheul) August 16, 2016Read more:National Zoo welcomes a new baby orangutanWhat to expect when your orangutan is expectingOverweight and exercise-averse, Lucy, a zoo orangutan, gets a checkup

Source: Washington Post January 31, 2017 21:20 UTC