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On 9 October 2013, the Rainforest Action Network released a video in conjunction with InYourPalm.org that purportedly showed an orangutan named Strawberry using sign language to ask a child for help in stopping the destruction of its habitat: Primates can use sign language to communicate in a limited fashion, but the level of cognitive ability showcased in the above-displayed video has never been recorded. David and Anne Premack wrote in the book The Mind of an Ape that although primates can be taught to answer questions through sign language, they have not been recorded asking questions or expressing complicated thoughts: This clever video was part of a promotional campaign spot from the Rainforest Action Network called Last Stand of the Orangutan, created to raise public awareness about the deleterious effects that a growing demand for palm oil is having on wild forests and the creatures (such as orangutans) that inhabit them: Although an orangutan may make for a compelling spokesprimate in concept, this video should not be viewed as an accurate representation of the cognitive and language abilities of an orangutan. And CNN noted that the orangutan featured in this video wasn't really named Strawberry.
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