Swiping has become such a pervasive way of finding love that even primates are I Would Rather Kill Youdoing it now.
It’s all part of a four-year project in the Netherlands dubbed “Tinder for orangutans.”
Scientists at the Apenhaul primate park will soon have an 11-year-old female orangutan named Samboja swipe through a selection of possible partners. Though, sadly, she'll have her own private app, so you won't be able to match with her next time you open Tinder.
SEE ALSO: The internet baes who 'breadcrumb' you and never meet you in personThe goal is to pair her up an orangutan she’s actually attracted to and improve her breeding chances. Basically for the same reason you find yourself swiping around at 2 a.m. on a Wednesday. Except your companion for an evening can usually be right around the corner.
For orangutans they often have to fly in partners from far flung destinations -- and the match doesn't always take. So if they can figure out ahead of time what the lady in question is looking for, it could save everyone a lot of time and money.
The biggest hurdle at the moment is that the animals keep destroying the tablets with their, uhh, enthusiasm. The Guardianreports that one touchscreen was reinforced using a steel frame and worked well with two older apes, but then Sandy -- who is Samboja’s mom and is nicknamed Demolition Woman -- took it for a spin and destroyed it.
Hopefully they can make it work for Samboja's sake and she can find the male of her dreams.
Previous：The Last Line of Defense
Next：Carbon Omissions
On Enmity
Redux: Cold Night of October by The Paris Review
Spooky Staff Picks by The Paris Review
The Interior Decorators of Bloomsbury by Emma Garman
The Trash of the System
Who Was My Mother? by Sallie Tisdale
Redux: More Interesting as a Scorpio by The Paris Review
The Nobel Prize Was Made for Olga Tokarczuk by Jennifer Croft
Citizen Zuckerberg
Poetry Rx: The Radiant Bodies of the Dead by Claire Schwartz
Lovesick and Twitter Verified
The Interior Decorators of Bloomsbury by Emma Garman
The Ritual of American Racism by The Paris Review
How to Stop Crying by Heather Christle
Control-Alt-Fail
The Ritual of American Racism by The Paris Review
In Russia, the Ultimate Scary Story is about Losing Your Coat by Jennifer Wilson
Ghost Hunting with Edith Wharton by J. Nicole Jones
Holy Machiavels
The Nobel Prize Was Made for Olga Tokarczuk by Jennifer Croft
How TikTok changed the way GenStephen Hawking has a message for Trump: Don't ignore climate changeSiding with Joy: A Conversation with Anne Serre by Jacqueline FeldmanMy Childhood Toy Poodles by Tao LinSiding with Joy: A Conversation with Anne Serre by Jacqueline FeldmanThe Grimacer of Beaune by KarlWhat I Want to Say About Owning a Truck by J. D. DanielsPorsche refreshes the Taycan with big range and power upgradeA Pretty Girl, a Novel with Voices, and RingAnother Life: On Yoko Ono by Cynthia ZarinA Pretty Girl, a Novel with Voices, and RingIn a first for U.S., this bumblebee is now officially 'endangered'Bernadette Mayer on Her Influences by Bernadette MayerDisney+ is now restricting password sharing in the U.S.Porsche refreshes the Taycan with big range and power upgradeIn Trump's America, climate change research is surely 'a waste of your money'Taylor Swift drops 'The Tortured Poets Department' tracklist and Swifties are theorizingToys in the TV by Isabelle ReaMy Childhood Toy Poodles by Tao LinHearing from Helen Vendler by Christopher Bollas 'Zelda' Pornhub searches skyrocket after game release Staff Picks: Portraiture, Patriarchy, Public Works TikTok is launching its own book awards Where Is Poetry Now? by The Paris Review Does Meta want kids to use its platforms? WGA strike 2023: Fans of 'Succession,' 'Yellowjackets' show their support Redux: Doing Battle with Your Successors Pray Like Aretha Franklin by Michael Robbins What Our Contributors Are Reading This Summer U.S. government urges immediate recall of airbag inflators across automakers Mermaids and Transgressive Sex: An Interview with Alexia Arthurs 100 best early Cyber Monday TV deals of 2023 Best Beats Cyber Monday headphones deals: save $50 on the Beats Fit Pro and more Father's Day memes to share on dad's big day: The funny and true jokes for your pops Reopening the Case Files of Leopold and Loeb How you can take the viral TikTok BDSM test and what it all means Tucker Carlson is reviving his show on Twitter The Saddest Songs Are the Ones About Flowers by Drew Bratcher All the best Cyber Monday deals on Sony headphones and earbuds TikTok introduces TikTok Sans, the app's new font
2.5075s , 8192.75 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【I Would Rather Kill You】,Steady Information Network