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Joop, the orangutan

Joop

Joop, the world's oldest orangutan.

According to thehansofoundation.org, Joop is the world's oldest orangutan. This is a major breakthrough that is the result of The Hanso Foundation's Life Extension Project. As Hanso executive Peter Thompson says on the website, "Considering that the average lifespan of chimps in captivity is 60 years, this milestone is clear proof that The Hanso Foundation's Life Extension Project will someday help human beings achieve useful lifespans well beyond the current norm."

Facts

  • Joop, who is also referred to as "experimental subject 626," was originally "harvested by British explorers in the early 1900s."
  • On September 21, 2005, Joop celebrated his 105th birthday.
  • The Hanso Foundation website features a section called "Joop's Corner", where users can find information about the orangutan, watch him on a webcam, and even write him messages.
  • Pictures of Joop going wild can be seen after logging out of the thehansofoundation.org


Joop, the inside joke

  • Mentioned as a joke on the 23rd January 2006 official podcast.
  • In case of cancellation, there is a script in the writer room inside a glass box marked "In Case of Cancellation - Break Glass'
  • Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse explain that Joop is a talking monkey that smokes a pipe who, in case of cancellation will appear to explain every mystery on the lsland in a 4 page scene.
  • It is also to be used in emergency if anything happen to the creators.


Trivia

  • Orangutans are in fact apes, not monkeys!
  • The reference to experiment 626 is likely a reference to Lilo and Stitch.
  • Orang-utans are not chimps at all!
  • The reference to "Master Joop" is likely from Jules Verne "The Mysterious Island", where a group of castaways, eventually find and educate a highly intelligent oranguntan, which they name Master Jup, short for Jupiter.
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