The chimps spend a good deal of each day grooming. Grooming serves a hygienic function, but it also helps to strengthen social bonds between individuals. In some ways, grooming is the glue that holds the group together.
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Glad to see Burrito getting some attention, they are so gentle about it. Does he groom the others as well?
Thanks for the video, JB.
Yes, Burrito participates in a lot of the group grooming sessions, but he spends most of his one-on-one time with Foxie.
love the super duper closeups. glad ms foxie liked the larger doras.
The close up on this was amazing. I could really feel the level of trust they have to have in their grooming partner because we were so close to the activity.
I am always interested to see when they make small, precise movements, I mean they usually seem to make broader gestures than thier cousins (us), but Annie was using very fine motions on Burrito’s face there. Also, I must add that though there may be tidier Dora’s somewhere in the world, I feel assured there are few more flealess than Foxie’s!
Dawn
Love it!! Sweet as can be! Thanks for all that you guys do, tears in my eyes every time I watch a video.
Thanks!
So lovely. I love all of the chimps but watching Foxie with Dora, is heartbreakingly beautiful. I love her.
I love Foxie’s rubbing Dora’s hair at the end. Annie’s grooming of Burrito kind of reminded me of a similar-in-appearance human grooming ritual – squeezing zits.