This morning for breakfast we had a forage in the Playroom! Everyone was very excited, food grunts and squeaks filled the whole Chimp House. However, sometimes excitement can turn into displaying. Most times like today the display you will see in the video is short and there is lots of noise and screaming and then everyone goes back to what they were doing before. I thought I might break down Burrito’s body language and behaviors he exhibits in the video before he starts his displaying. You can see that Burrito’s hair starts to get pilo (meaning his hair is standing up and making him look bigger), if you listen to the vocalization you can hear hooting (which sometimes means by the end of the hooting a big eruption will start, screaming, throwing things, etc.) Burrito then stands bipedally and rocks the barrel making noise, which then leads to him throwing the barrel, screaming, and running. This usually can get the girls screaming and mad at Burrito too. However, this is a very typical and normal behavior and today Burrito displayed, got it out of the way and everyone kept foraging!
Negra is so clever being upstairs, munching away in peace. Burrito’s display was so fast, I guess the thought of food over rides everything else?! Who came flying across the room from right to left? Everyone moves so quickly it’s hard to keep track. Happy to know that Burrito can do what comes naturally, even if he doesn’t exactly know what it’s all about. ; ). Thanks Kelsi!
Kinda scarey. Glad it was short. And Glad I wasn’t in there with him.
He may be the life of the party, but once again, Burrito Chimpanzee aptly
demonstrates why primates do not make good pets. I mean, really: Jody’s had a
rough few weeks…couldn’t Bub have provided her just a little bit more “reassurance” that he was ready to comport himself for Sunday brunch?
Alas, with a face like his, Mr. B. can get away with anything…a brilliant political career awaits him.