Today we did a re-intro involving Terry, Rayne, Honey B and Willy B and it went really well! It’s always been a question of how the chimpanzee males will react to each other in a group setting and where they will fall within the dominance hierarchy. Today, Terry exhibited a lot of submissive behaviors (pant-grunts and bobbing) to Willy B who seemed to appreciate the amenable gestures. While we don’t know what that means for future introductions, it was certainly a step in the right direction.
Willy B and Terry spent the afternoon playing and grooming with each other and took nice breaks to play with Rayne and Honey B.
Terry and Willy B:
