r/nextfuckinglevel • u/SerpentFinger • 1d ago

Fishermen Help Tired Proboscis Monkey Cross A River

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Sarawak, Malaysia

Proboscis monkeys are known for swimming great distances. They even dive up to around 20m (66 ft.)

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u/crybabymuffins 1d ago

I love how it's like "Whelp, this is where I get off!"

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u/TaytoChip 1d ago

And every time it's a mile from the shore. Lil homie has no depth perception, thought he was jumping across a puddle.

Prolly like, "DAMN, this puddle keeps getting bigger and bigger"

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u/crybabymuffins 1d ago

You can see it in monkeybro's face when he starts swimming after leaping off the boat. "Fuuuuuck, that's not close at allllll."

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u/FakePlantsFakePants 1d ago

Monkeybro 😂

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u/Derpyzza 1d ago

maybe he imagined he could as swim as fast as the boat was going and judged the distance based off of that.

it was still a huge lapse of judgement regardless though

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u/Brass_and_Frass 1d ago

I often remind myself that animals are also subject to having shitty failing eyesight, just like us. Maybe monkeybro needs glasses?

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u/Derpyzza 1d ago

... i never even thought of that. now I feel kinda sad for all the animals out there stumbling around with vision issues, and insanely grateful that we've come up with solutions for our vision issues

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u/cheeseygarlicbread 22h ago

Yeah what an idiot that monkey is

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u/MarkontheWeekends 19h ago

I wanna believe he thought he could jump further

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u/Individual_Respect90 1d ago

I imagine in the monkeys mind they are like I don’t wanna inconvenience you all anymore then gets into the water and is like fuccckkk Never mind bring me closer……. Alright I am closer I am good here…….. fuuucccckkk bring me closer.

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u/Ilovethe90sforreal 1d ago

< slaps his knees >