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Chimpanzee Grooming

Grooming is a highly important task for chimpanzees. By observing their techniques and behaviors when grooming, we are able to understand chimpanzees better, as well as ourselves.

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Girl Power

gertrude and latricia chimpanzee eating together

In the chimp world, females control a lot. Even though chimps live in a patriarchal hierarchy, the girls have a lot of influence. This understanding allows us to perceive chimp life and how it works.

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Movie Night

Chimps, like humans, enjoy a good movie. Their abilities to comprehend films helps us understand chimpanzees and how they think.

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White grape juice is not the same as red

Every chimp living at Project Chimps is unique. They all have different personalities, each has their own particular routines, and they even have various tastes for foods. However, one thing all chimps can agree on; white grape juice is not the same as red grape juice.

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Aural Hematomas in Chimps

There is normally not a lot of space in this area of the ear so when it fills, it can be very tight and cause an uncomfortable amount of pressure. If due to trauma, there could be bacteria trapped inside and potentially lead to an abscess. As the body tries to fix itself, it sends a lot of its helper white blood cells and tries to remove the blood and repair the aural hematoma.

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The Art of Nest Building

Just like humans decorating a bedroom, chimps create their own spaces too. Each chimp has a specific preference when creating their nests. Knowing this helps us understand unique qualities among chimps and their habits.

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Alex

November 6, 1984 – January 26, 2021 Alex was born on November 6, 1984 and came to Project Chimps on November 7, 2018. He was one of 14 chimpanzees in a social group that included Kareem, Jermaine, Ronald, Collin, Babs, LB, Sky, Almasi, Noel, Amy, Loretta, Sarah, and Harley. Alex spent his adolescent years confined in…

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Health Update: Latricia (Jan 2021)

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In early November Trish’s swell became quite enlarged and as stated, that is not unusual; a very large swell can be natural depending on where the chimp is in her cycle. But Trish stopped eating some of her food, which was our first sign that she was not ok. Upon closer inspection, her swelling was not even, and we believed she had an abscess.

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