An orangutan has been captured performing DIY better than some humans.
The incredible new footage reveals a female great ape using a saw to skilfully divide a branch in two.
The talented ape uses her right hand to hold the tool and her feet to grip the tree branch like a vice. She even blows away the sawdust to inspect her work like a true craftsman.
She previously learnt this behaviour by watching builders at work in the region.
The scenes were filmed in Borneo as part of the UK BBC One series 'Spy In The Wild', which features eerily realistic robots disguised as a series of different animals.
During the fascinating footage, the female organtutan is also introduced to the shows' robotic version of herself.
The robot orangutan sits alongside her while performing the same task. Here facial expressions mirror those of the real orang using remote control and make her feel at ease
Rather than be put off, the female becomes competitive, furiously sawing to beat her rival.
'No one suspected that any fully wild orangutan knew the technique but this one suddenly picked up a saw and used it,' a programme spokesperson said.
'Spy Orangutan had been programmed to saw, too, and when the real orangutan spotted her sawing, it seemed to spur her on.'
The scenes will be aired tonight at 8pm GMT in the second episode of 'Spy in the Wild', which focuses on animal intelligence.
Producer Matt Gordon has worked with primates for over 15 years but what he and the crew witnessed changed his view of these creatures forever.
They worked with world’s foremost authority on Orangutans, scientist, Dr Biruté Galdikas. During another incredible moment, they witnessed the orangutan using 'soap'.
Over 40 years ago, orangutans in the same region of Borneo had observed local people washing in a nearby river and discovered how to use soap.
However, the team saw a new piece of behaviour that could shed light on their behaviour.
An orangutan, chewing on tree bark, produced similar foam from her saliva, rubbed it on her arm then ate it, possibly as a form of self-medication.
This suggests soap washing may have spread so fast because it mirrored something they already do naturally.
