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Playing it cool

December 19, 2012 by Jackie

A couple of weeks ago, Diana wrote a blog post about Jamie’s complex personality – sometimes bossy, sometimes playful, sometimes (well, usually) mischievous, but always cool. For example, she probably has the coolest head nod of any chimp I’ve ever met. In terms of chimpanzee behaviors, a head nod means pretty much exactly what it sounds like – approval. Jamie’s head nod is often almost like a chin tip you’d see between bros, almost like what you would do if you were to say, ‘sup. But that’s not all that surprising, because Jamie is pretty much cool at everything she does. I would expect no less from the boss.

Here’s another example of Jamie “playing it cool”. The other day I spotted her in a comfy nest, surrounded by boots and troll dolls – classic CSNW.

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Then, she noticed a Dora the Explorer doll nearby and very slowly, very casually pulled it over to her nest.

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She seemed pretty happy to have Dora with her, but certainly didn’t want anyone to know she purposely pulled a doll into her nest. In her eyes, it would be way cooler if it just “happened” to be there.

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  1. LeakeyLover says

    December 19, 2012 at 3:44 pm

    Too wonderful. Enjoying your posts so much. :}}}

  2. marsha says

    December 19, 2012 at 6:34 pm

    You are correct, she is just “way cool”………

  3. Brenna says

    December 19, 2012 at 11:54 pm

    Love the nodding video. It made me happy.
    The pictures of Jamie are priceless. I was thinking how comfortable that looked and wishing I could get that comfortable. Maybe I need a Dora doll. 🙂

  4. Carissa J says

    December 20, 2012 at 1:55 am

    LOL I love Jamie. I didn’t know that about a chimpanzee’s head nod. I thought they nodded their heads if they want to play… Or maybe they do both. Anyway, learn something new every day 🙂

  5. Patti says

    December 20, 2012 at 7:28 pm

    I love this post and, yes, Foxie was the first one to nod back and me ….. and it was amazing!

  6. Rita Stevenson says

    December 21, 2012 at 4:27 pm

    Jamie is cool as a cucumber,, wow, she wants us to think she is fearless,tough,strong,secure,self confident,and rock hard, but, underneath the surface , she is just a vulberable, sweet little girl, who’s been through so much,,and now finaly, she has it really,really good,, The BOSS ,, can’t show ANY sign of weakness, incredible , how chimps also learn to mask their own true feelings. for fear of appearing weak or losing rank, Being,The BOSS ,,truly is hard work, trolls,toys,nest, and a coolness like none other,
    WE ALL LOVE YOU JAMIE..<3

  7. Rita Stevenson says

    December 21, 2012 at 4:28 pm

    Jamie is cool as a cucumber,, wow, she wants us to think she is fearless,tough,strong,secure,self confident,and rock hard, but, underneath the surface , she is just a vulberable, sweet little girl, who’s been through so much,,and now finaly, she has it really,really good,, The BOSS ,, can’t show ANY sign of weakness, incredible , how chimps also learn to mask their own true feelings. for fear of appearing weak or losing rank, Being,The BOSS ,,truly is hard work, trolls,toys,nest, and a coolness like none other,
    WE ALL LOVE YOU JAMIE..

  8. Rita Stevenson says

    December 21, 2012 at 4:40 pm

    Jamie is cool as a cucumber,, wow, she wants us to think she is fearless,tough,strong,secure,self confident,and rock hard, but, underneath the surface , she is a vulberable, sweet little girl, who’s been through so much,,and now finaly, she has it really,really good,, The BOSS ,, can’t show ANY sign of weakness, incredible , how chimps also learn to mask their own true feelings. for fear of appearing weak,. Being,The BOSS ,,truly is hard work, trolls,toys,nest, and a coolness like none other,
    WE ALL LOVE YOU JAMIE..

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