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Neil Shaw

Chimpanzee filmed using Instagram is smarter than all of us

A chimpanzee has been filmed using Instagram to watch videos and find pictures in a stunning short clip shared by a user on the social media platform.

The chimp, one of man's closest relatives, has got the hang of swiping, scrolling and double tapping to get exactly where he wants to go and check out the latest shared posts on the account.

The incredible clip was shared by a user known as TheRealTarzann, a 25-year-old zookeeper called Mike Holston who has more than 5.2 million followers on Instagram and hundreds of thousands of subscribers on YouTube.

Mike, from Miami, carries out educational outreach visiting schools to teach young students about the exotic animals he works with and cites Steve Irwin as his idol.

NMike, who also calls himslef the King Of The Jungle , is a wildlife biologist and teacher as well as a zookeeper. He fills his Instagram with pictures and videos of the weird and wonderful animals he cares for.

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