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Grooming

July 14, 2012 by J.B.

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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  1. Marcia Douthwaite says

    July 14, 2012 at 4:59 pm

    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.

    • J.B. says

      July 16, 2012 at 8:05 am

      Yes, Burrito participates in a lot of the group grooming sessions, but he spends most of his one-on-one time with Foxie.

  2. leslie sodaro says

    July 14, 2012 at 5:29 pm

    love the super duper closeups. glad ms foxie liked the larger doras.

  3. Jen in NH says

    July 15, 2012 at 6:58 am

    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.

  4. Dawn Killen-Courtney says

    July 15, 2012 at 9:28 am

    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

  5. Stefanie, Tim and Rhiannon says

    July 15, 2012 at 8:24 pm

    Love it!! Sweet as can be! Thanks for all that you guys do, tears in my eyes every time I watch a video.

    Thanks!

  6. Jordan says

    July 16, 2012 at 11:09 am

    So lovely. I love all of the chimps but watching Foxie with Dora, is heartbreakingly beautiful. I love her.

  7. Sara Lissabet, Fairfax says

    July 17, 2012 at 3:30 pm

    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.

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