--- title: Orangutan Exams & Rhino Soccer: April's Most Surprising Photos description: Ever seen an orangutan get a checkup? Or a rhino try to play soccer? What about a gentleman covered in bees? Neither have we -- until now. canonical: https://time.com/77758/orangutan-exams-and-rhino-soccer-the-most-surprising-photos-of-the-month/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-04-30T10:00:06.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:48:42.432Z og:title: Orangutan Exams & Rhino Soccer: April's Most Surprising Photos og:description: Ever seen an orangutan get a checkup? Or a rhino try to play soccer? What about a gentleman covered in bees? 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Neither have we -- until now. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3573e2fb3c79dd78/69868c9fcd6848e081094580/ts-hkg9723095.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Orangutan Exams and Rhino Soccer: The Most Surprising Photos of the Month by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Apr 30, 2014 10:00 AM UTC  A veterinary staff member of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme center conducts medical examinations on a 14-year-old male orangutan on April 16, 2014\. The orangutan was found with air gun metal pellets embedded in his body in Sibolangit district in northern Sumatra island. A veterinary staff member of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme center conducts medical examinations on a 14-year-old male orangutan on April 16, 2014\. The orangutan was found with air gun metal pellets embedded in his body in Sibolangit district in northern Sumatra island.Sutana Aditya—AFP/Getty Images by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Apr 30, 2014 10:00 AM UTC  A veterinary staff member of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme center conducts medical examinations on a 14-year-old male orangutan on April 16, 2014\. The orangutan was found with air gun metal pellets embedded in his body in Sibolangit district in northern Sumatra island. Sutana Aditya—AFP/Getty Images  A diver dressed as the Easter Bunny swims among sharks, rays and other species of fish in the Shipwreck habitat, Thursday, April 17, 2014 at the South East Asia Aquarium of Resorts World Sentosa, a popular tourist attraction in Singapore. Wong Maye-E—AP  Penitents take part in a procession of "Santo Cristo" during the Holy Week in Bercianos de Aliste, northern Spain, Friday, April 18, 2014. Andres Kudacki—AP  A rhinoceros plays with a football in the Serengeti park in Hodenhagen, Germany, 13 April 2014. Peter Steffen—EPA  A fast response craft from Australian Defence Vessel Ocean Shield tows Able Seaman Clearance Diver Michael Arnold as he searches the ocean for debris in the search zone in the southern Indian Ocean for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 in this picture released by the Australian Defence Force April 8, 2014. Australian Defence Force/Reuters  Assistants use burning incense and cigarettes to drive away from the face of She Ping, a 34-year-old beekeeper, during an attempt to cover his body with bees, in Chongqing municipality April 9, 2014. China Daily—Reuters  Elle, daughter of Luke Donald of England, crawls on the 8th Green during the Par 3 Contest prior the start of the 78th Masters Golf Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 9, 2014 in Augusta, Georgia. Jim Watson—AFP/Getty Images  A view of gloves and boots used by medical staff, drying in the sun, at a center for victims of the Ebola virus in Guekedou, on April 1, 2014. Seyllou—AFP/Getty Images  Supporters of Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi, prime ministerial candidate for the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), chant slogans as they leave after attending a rally in Gurgaon on the outskirts of New Delhi April 3, 2014. Adnan Abidi—Reuters  An Australian Koala, that was born with a damaged eye, looks at a camera as it sits atop a branch in its enclosure at Wild Life Sydney Zoo April 3, 2014. David Gray—Reuters  TOPSHOTS Female members of the Palestinian presidential guard take part in a training session in the West Bank city of Jericho on April 6, 2014\. AFP PHOTO/AHMAD GHARABLIAHMAD GHARABLI/AFP/Getty Images Ahmad Gharabli—AFP/Getty Images  A young Chinese orphaned boy crawls wearing corrective leg braces on the floor of a foster care center on April 2, 2014 in Beijing, China. China's orphanages and foster homes used to be filled with healthy girls, reflecting the country's one-child policy and its preference for sons.Now the vast majority of orphans are sick or disabled. Kevin Frayer—Getty Images  A swimmer trains on April 7, 2014 during a training session in Chartres, on the eve of the first day of the French swimming championships. Charly Triballeau—AFP/Getty Images  Chicken eggs are coloured for Easter at Baumeister Frischei egg and chicken farm on April 10, 2014 in Breckerfeld, Germany. Sascha Schuermann—Getty Images  Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ducks after a woman threw an object toward her while she was delivering remarks at the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries conference on April 10, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Isaac Brekken—Getty Images  The giant moving inflated astronaut art piece, Escape Velocity, is surrounded by music fans at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, April 12, 2014. David McNew—AFP/Getty Images  A suspected illegal construction is seen covered by green plants atop a 19-storey residential building in Guangzhou, Guangdong province April 11, 2014. China Daily—Reuters  North Korean spectators watch from the stands of Kim Il Sung Stadium as runners line up a the start of the Mangyongdae Prize International Marathon in Pyongyang, North Korea on Sunday, April 13, 2014\. The annual race, which includes a full marathon, a half marathon, and a 10-kilometer run, was open to foreign tourists for the first time this year. David Guttenfelder—AP  This picture taken with an underwater camera shows French swimmer Florent Manaudou (R) and silver medalist Giacomo Perez Dortona competing during the 50m breaststroke final on April 13, 2014. Damien Meyer—AFP/Getty Images  Scavengers on boats salvage plastic waste for recycling on the Citarum river choked with garbage in Cihampelas district in West Java province, on April 13, 2014. Timur Matahari—AFP/Getty Images  Members of the anti-balaka, a Christian militia, patrol outside the village of Zawa April 8, 2014. Goran Tomasevic—Reuters  Cleo a white Bengal tiger looks through the glass of her enclosure at the Buenos Aires Zoo, Argentina, Wednesday, April 16, 2014. Natacha Pisarenko—AP  Burmese teenagers sit at a flooded restaurant during the Burmese New Year water festival, called Thingyan, near to the Kandawgyi Lake on April 16, 2014 in Mandalay, Burma. Lauren DeCicca—Getty Images  An Indian firefighter wearing a fire proximity suit walks through a wall of flames during a demonstration of their skills for Fire Safety Week in Bhubaneswar on April 15, 2014. Asit Kumar—AFP/Getty Images  A Hindu devotee runs over smouldering charcoal during the ritual of Shiva Gajan at Pratapgarh village in Agartala, the capital of northeastern Indian state of Tripura, on April 14, 2014. Arindam Dey—AFP/Getty Images  U.S. first lady Michelle Obama has stickers put on her face by 20-month-old Lily Oppelt during a visit with children at the Fisher House at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland April 14, 2014. Joshua Roberts—Reuters  The mother (R) of Abdolah Hosseinzadeh, who was murdered in 2007, slaps Balal who killed her son during the execution ceremony in the northern city of Nowshahr on April 15, 2014 just before she removed the noose around his neck with the help of her husband, sparing the life of her son's convicted murderer. Arash Khamooshi—AFP/Getty Images  The door through which Reeva Steenkamp was shot is displayed during Oscar Pistorius's murder trial in Pretoria April 14, 2014. Antoine de Ras—Reuters  A gust of wind blows Pope Francis's mantle as he greets the faithful at the S. Maria della Provvidenza church in Rome, during the Holy Thursday celebration, April 17, 2014. Tony Gentile—Reuters  Penitent Danilo Ramos grimaces in pain as he is nailed to a wooden cross during the reenactment of the death of Jesus Christ on Good Friday in San Fernando, Pampanga in northern Philippines April 18, 2014. Erik De Castro—Reuters  A man walks by Kevin, a man accused of being a thief by civil servants at the Work Inspection office, as he lays in pain after being attacked by a man with a machete and sticks, in plain view of others, in Bangui, Central African Republic, April 18, 2014. Jerome Delay—AP  Marta Asenjo holds a black cloth as her daughter Leyre Huerga, 9, descends representing an angel during a rehearsal of 'La bajada del Angel' on April 19, 2014 in Penafiel, Spain. David Ramos—Getty Images  Referee Chris Foy, center, is laid on the pitch after being struck by a ball to the face during the English Premier League soccer match between Newcastle United and Swansea City at St James' Park, Newcastle, England, April 19, 2014. Scott Heppell—AP  A family helps bury a boy in sand at a beach to celebrate Easter Sunday, near Manila Bay in Cavite province April 20, 2014. Erik De Castro—Reuters  U.S. President Barack Obama acts out the line "gnashed their terrible teeth" from the children's book "Where the Wild Things Are" during the 136th annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington April 21, 2014. Kevin Lamarque—Reuters  Jockey Samuel Cudjoe (1) runs his goat Bright Spark over the finish line to win the Class C2 Classic 100 metre race during the Carnbee/Mt Pleasant Community Council's 42nd annual sports meeting at the Mt Pleasant recreation ground, on Tobago island, April 21, 2014. Andrea De Silva—Reuters  A slum dweller's pets, including puppies and a cat, look on from a plastic container next to religious statues and other belongings, after a squatter colony was demolished in Tondo, Manila April 23, 2014. Erik De Castro—Reuters  Marion Lotout, of France, competes during the pole vault at the Drake Relays athletics meet, April 23, 2014, in West Des Moines, Iowa. Charlie Neibergall—AP  A general view of the broken statue after the 30-metre-high, curved wooden cross dedicated to the late John Paul II collapsed in Cevo, Valcamonica, Italy, 24 April 2014, killing a 21-year-old man. Filippo Venezia—EPA ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/77758/orangutan-exams-and-rhino-soccer-the-most-surprising-photos-of-the-month/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/77758/orangutan-exams-and-rhino-soccer-the-most-surprising-photos-of-the-month/"},"headline":"Orangutan Exams and Rhino Soccer: The Most Surprising Photos of the Month","datePublished":"2014-04-30T10:00:06.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:48:42.432Z","description":"Ever seen an orangutan get a checkup? Or a rhino try to play soccer? What about a gentleman covered in bees? Yeah, neither have we -- until now. 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