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Boys will be boys

January 14, 2010 by Elizabeth

The other day, Burrito and JB had a marathon play session. Tug of war is one of Burrito’s favorite games, and you’ll notice a lot of it in the video below. Of course, tug of war between chimps and humans is no real competition at all. Burrito has to play down his superior strength to accommodate our relative physical weakness (and we have to be prepared to let go at any time so we don’t get pulled into the caging!).

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  1. Denice says

    January 14, 2010 at 5:04 pm

    I have watched this several times and I”m still trying to figure out who is having more fun, chimp or human.

    I guess it really doesn’t matter…………….

  2. Linda (Portland, OR) says

    January 14, 2010 at 6:05 pm

    One minute and 30 seconds of pure “happy” for me to watch! The head bobbing (again!), the “chimp” smile, the roll-overs on the ground, teeth locked on the cage. So great to see!

    Thx JB. Pretty darn, good play period!!

  3. cindy says

    January 14, 2010 at 8:09 pm

    You can really tell that he is just humoring JB. So neat to watch.

  4. Candy (Tyler, TX) says

    January 15, 2010 at 2:05 am

    Cindy, you made a great observation, he really is just humoring J.B. I didn’t think anything about it, amazing.

  5. Candy (Tyler, TX) says

    January 15, 2010 at 2:09 am

    I watched the video again and has Burrito always got something in his mouth nowadays? Does he do it at any certain time, like playing? I’ve only noticed it in the last few months.

  6. Diana says

    January 15, 2010 at 9:18 am

    Burrito frequently has something in his mouth, but particularly when he’s feeling playful. He’s had this habit since he arrived at the sanctuary.

  7. Theresa says

    January 15, 2010 at 9:30 am

    I had a tug of war session with Nikky, the second ranking male, while volunteering at Chimp Eden. He used one hand and was sitting while I used two hands and was bracing myself with my feet. He almost pulled me into the fence before I had sense enough to let go and he was just humoring me too! I could have sworn I saw a smirk when he pushed the stick back through fence for round two…LOL

  8. Anna says

    January 15, 2010 at 10:17 am

    Oh, to have 5 more seconds of video, as Burrito went tumbling backwards when JB let go! I suspect Burrito enjoys that part, too. 🙂

    I know that staff often communicate with the chimps with breathy chimp laughs. Do the chimps understand full-out human laughter?

    LOL – I wish I could play tug-of-war as a part of my day at work!!

  9. Amy Goldshine says

    January 15, 2010 at 1:49 pm

    This gave me much needed laughs today. Thank you Burrito and JB!

  10. dee says

    January 15, 2010 at 2:40 pm

    so great to see him gaining confidence & to see him so playful & having a good time .. Go Mr. B! sure hope he didn’t fall back too hard!
    great story with Nikky, Theresa – he sounds like a rascal & knew exactly what he was doing

  11. Jeani Goodrich says

    January 15, 2010 at 2:57 pm

    Oh JB what a fun day at work!! I loved Burrito turning upside down and letting go so he could laugh with you. I too would have loved to see 5 more seconds to see and her Burrito’s last laugh!! Thanks for making my day. I’ve been in bed all week and it was fun to finally get on the computer and see the wonderful interaction.

  12. MS says

    January 15, 2010 at 8:06 pm

    You had to think as Burrito was playing down to JB “Dude, you know I can take you.” Fun stuff to see!

  13. Sara Lissabet says

    January 16, 2010 at 8:34 pm

    I loved the feet on cage. It was great hearing JB talk to Burrito too and to hear their shared laughter. I think I can say “a fun time was had by all” 🙂

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