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Archives for July 9, 2016

The Queen on High Alert

July 9, 2016 by Diana

Today, Negra was the first on the hill for the forage. At one point, she heard or saw something that she wanted to investigate further, so she stood up bipedally. This is not a posture we see Negra adopting very often, so I was very pleased to have gotten photographs:

Negra standing

Negra standing 2

Negra standing and looking

 

She looks pretty innocent and sweet, doesn’t she?

Negra behind grass

 

Well, let’s not forget that she is a chimpanzee. Last week, before the drama of the fire, this sweet and innocent queen of the sanctuary caught and ate a hummingbird.

sweet Negra

 

I really like hummingbirds, and I don’t wish a violent end to any life, but, at the same time, I did experience a feeling somewhat related to pride… it’s not an easy task to catch a hummingbird, and it’s a pretty “chimpanzee thing” to do for a not-very-active, old grandma of a chimp who has lived in captivity almost her entire life.

Negra looking down

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Filed Under: Chimpanzee Behavior, Negra, Sanctuary Tagged With: behavior, bipedal, chimp, chimpanzee, Negra, young's hill

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