Kelsi

Many of you were wondering why the heck Stanley Tucci was on Cy’s Valentine’s day cards this year! Let’s dive into how we believe his fondness for Stanley started.

We believe his love for S.T. began from watching two of his favorite movies, The Devil Wears Prada and Burlesque. He does love a ton of other movies (he isn’t picky!), but he is genuinely overjoyed and completely captivated by specifically S.T. movies. Once we realized his fascination, we made a YouTube playlist for Cy of S.T.’s cooking show (what can’t S.T. do?!).

To be frank, we know how much he likes Stanley Tucci based on how Cy physically reacts. He shows his fondness if you catch my drift…  This is a natural reaction in male chimpanzees (or chimpanzees, in general) when they’re excited or stimulated. It’s a part of their life!

We can never truly know as to why chimps like the things that they like, but it could stem from how they were raised, things they were previously exposed to, or simply because they just find something especially captivating. For example, my friend Loulis who lives at Fauna Foundation, has a fascination with hoods and hats. Another example would be Terry’s fascination with our puffy jackets. When Terry sees us in a puffy jacket, he often gets pilo-erect and requests to touch the sleeve. We have a theory that he enjoys it because he thinks we are pilo as well. Additionally, another example would be Jamie, whose loves for boots is pure. However, we are not sure where the love stems from, perhaps she might have been raised around someone who wore that style often. Sometimes these interests are pure (like Jamie and boots), but other times these interests are based on being stimulated.

All in all, Cy is a big fan of Stanley’s work and loves when Mr. Tucci comes on the screen.

We don’t believe Stanley Tucci has been informed of his big fan, although we have tried! If you have any connections to Stanley, feel free to reach out. Cy would appreciate it!