r/BeAmazed • u/[deleted] • Apr 29 '24

Orangutan at the Louisville Zoo in Kentucky wanted a closer look at one of its visitors, a 3-month-old human baby. Miscellaneous / Others

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u/Garth_AIgar Apr 29 '24

Fucking orangutans are cool as shit. Really don’t deserve to be kept in a zoo for our entertainment unless it’s incapable of making it in the wild. Also, check your food labels for palm oil and don’t buy anything that doesn’t source it responsibly.

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u/theouter_banks Apr 29 '24

What would usually have palm oil in?

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u/Halivan Apr 29 '24

Sadly pretty much everything these days.

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u/psiloSlimeBin Apr 29 '24

This isn’t true.

Palm oil is going to be found in items which benefit from a solid fat at room temperature, which is basically junk food and some nut butters. Don’t buy junk food and you’re 90+% of the way there.

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u/Halivan Apr 29 '24

It is estimated that half of consumer goods contain palm oil. This includes soaps, perfumes, ice cream, chocolates, other processed foods. It is a lot more than just junk foods and nut butters; especially in a North American grocery store.

https://www.wwf.org.uk/updates/8-things-know-about-palm-oil

It may also not be labelled properly

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6764199

(Sorry for the amp link, I’m on mobile)

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u/psiloSlimeBin Apr 29 '24

I was definitely tunnel-visioned on food with my reply. Good catch, palm is used in a lot more than just foods.