Back أنا في حديقة الحيوان Arabic মি এট দ্য জু Assamese Me at the zoo Azerbaijani Я ў заапарку Byelorussian মি এট দ্য জু Bengali/Bangla Me at the zoo Catalan من لە باخچەی ئاژەڵان CKB Me at the zoo German Me at the zoo Greek Me at the zoo Spanish
| "Me at the zoo" | |
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| Produced by | Jawed Karim |
| Starring | Jawed Karim |
| Cinematography | Yakov Lapitsky |
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Running time | 19 seconds |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
"Me at the zoo" is a YouTube video uploaded on April 23, 2005, recognized as the first video ever uploaded to the platform. The 19-second video features Jawed Karim, one of YouTube's co-founders. It was recorded by his high school friend, Yakov Lapitsky. In the video, Karim is seen standing in front of two elephants at the San Diego Zoo in California, where he briefly comments on the length of their trunks. Multiple journalists thought the video represented YouTube as a whole and stated it was a monumental step for the platform's history. Karim has changed the video's description to criticize YouTube's usage of Google+ accounts and removal of dislikes from public view.