Scientists at a Dutch zoo want to test Tinder on a female orangutan to study how the animals make their mating choices. The 11-year-old orangutan, called Samboja, lives in the Apenheul primate park in Apeldoorn. Scientists hope that by showing her images of potential mates on a touchscreen tablet they can observe how she responds and learn whether appearance alone has an effect on orangutans’ love life, according to The Guardian.
The four-year-old research program, called Tinder for Orangutans, is part of a larger study into the role of emotions in animal relationships.
via The Verge
