As many of our readers know, Jamie is the most dominant chimp of the Cle Elum Seven. That means that if food is nearby, whether she is interested in it at that moment or not, the other chimps respect it as hers and avoid grabbing anything that she might consider her own. You’ll see a couple interesting politics in the following video. Burrito knows that Jamie has left some chow on the floor and abandoned them to start wrestling with Foxie. He’s waiting for a point where he can take advantage of that distraction and get the chow pieces for himself. Once he eventually gets his opportunity, Foxie catches him in the act, and wants some for herself. Although Jamie still appears uninterested, Foxie asks for her permission to take some chow… but Jamie decides that she wants to keep the few pieces remaining for herself.
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Too cute. Poor Foxie, I hope Jamie shared later! Thank you for sharing this, it’s so awesome to see them just being themselves and working things out.
It’s so interesting to watch the dinamics of this group. My guess is, Foxie’s didn’t give up all that easily and she may have gotten a piece of chow.
Sneaky Burrito. Gotta watch out for us Capricorns 😉 Thank you for this and other educational and entertaining videos of the chimps!
That’s my boy! And he looked so innocent. 😉
Poor Foxie, she was so polite and yet she didn’t get any!
It was very helpful to have the description of what was going with the group; I know I wouldn’t have caught most of what was going on if I hadn’t been watching for it. It is fascinating to be able to learn about the dynamics of a chimpanzee “family” and what’s really going on when we’re not speaking their language.
LOL! The look on Mr. B’s face when he was caught was priceless!
It is amazing to see how they interact with each other…and that Mr. B…looking so nonchalant as he stealthily picks up the biscuits while the others are distracted! 🙂
It’s also another example of how very intelligent they are!! Thanks for giving us a little peak into their everyday lives!