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Missy and a coconut

June 22, 2010 by Diana

We put out three coconuts for dinner the other night and they were great for enrichment as well as food – they kept the chimps busy for hours. Missy was not the only one who used a tool to poke through the eye of the coconut and get the juice out. I don’t know if they learned that technique by observing humans or if that’s something they picked up on their own – either way, it’s pretty smart.

I love how this video shows many aspects of Missy’s personality – playful, athletic, a little silly and intelligent.

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  1. Theresa says

    June 22, 2010 at 4:00 pm

    So cute! I love the look on her face when she throws it up the last time and it doesn’t come back down. Did it land on the upper level? Funny girl.

  2. Anna says

    June 22, 2010 at 4:45 pm

    LOL!

    “where … where did it go?”

    But clearly she figured it out. 🙂 Love the straw trick.

  3. Diana says

    June 22, 2010 at 5:36 pm

    It just landed on the ground outside of the camera’s view. Missy turned around because of the vocalization coming from the playroom, which may have been related to a coconut inside 🙂

  4. Linda (Portland, OR) says

    June 22, 2010 at 10:26 pm

    So much fun to watch! When she threw it up and it came down somewhere else, the look on her face………..”OMG I hope nobody saw that”! I was so hoping she’d take it inside the playroom. What a smart girl!!

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