Mornings here at the sanctuary are busy times. The caregivers arrive, prepare breakfast for the chimpanzees, and, then, are usually engaged in quite a lot of cleaning. I love cleaning, it’s like having my own personal workout regimen that does wonders for my arms! My absolute favorite part of the day though is after we’ve accomplished some work and we can enjoy the company of good friends. Grooming and play are the most frequent forms of social enrichment for the humans as well as the chimpanzees. A quiet afternoon, hanging out with chimpanzee friends is the best way I know of to while away time in this heat!
Learn more about the function of chimpanzees grooming from previous posts.
You have the best job in the world!
I agree, they MUST have the best job in the world.
Two things I noticed in this video (and several questions). Even tho Jamie has the COMPLETE attention of a caregiver, and possibly Missy, her eyes are fixed on the videographer ( i stole that one from your previous post) to make sure they arent up to any funny business. And also I (thought) noticed Foxie “asking” for her troll? I saw her use that” head nod-point at” gesture when she spotted a nut that she asked Jamie for. I was just wondering if that was, indeed, her way of asking? If so, is it JUST her way, or do others use it? And how DO others “ask” for things?
ooops, just found the answer in the March 11 post about communication. Im forgetful in my old age 😉