Chimpanzee play isn’t always rambunctious. Here’s a video of Foxie and Jody having a lazy morning play session.
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Monkeying Around
I was commenting the other day about how many stories in the media about chimpanzees use some sort of monkey reference, often the term “monkeying around.”
This generally irritates primatologists, partly because it’s just silly and the stories themselves often are not, but mostly because chimpanzees are NOT monkeys. Chimpanzees are great apes like gorillas, orangutans, bonobos and humans. I might as well add that gibbons are called “lesser apes” and they are not monkeys either. There are a few distinct differences between apes and monkeys, the most notable physical difference is the tail – monkeys have them, apes do not.
When I was watching Foxie, Missy and Jody in the outdoor area today, though, I had to admit that “monkeying around” is pretty much exactly how I would describe what they were doing…
Another adorable Foxie moment…
Foxie got some new trolls today during lunch. It was, as always, exciting, but not enough to put down her carrots! It just required some multitasking. 🙂
Jamie
It’s been a beautiful and warm day today, so everyone has spent a significant amount of time outside, including Jamie and her boots.
It’s Annie’s Birthday!
Today, we are celebrating Annie’s 36th Birthday! Donate $36 today in honor of her silly antics (her bouncy feet, the way she follows Missy around, and her undying love for grass), and I promise to send you something special in your inbox. Let’s keep raising money for her to get “Out of the Box” to run on 2 acres of GRASS!
Foxie
There are so many ways to relax when you have hand-like feet
