Josh
Chimp Chatter Featuring Josh
Celebrating JOSH’s 34th birthday!
Josh is a lover, not a fighter! He tends to let the other males in his group settle disputes, preferring to focus his attention on the girls.
Read MoreA Harvest for chimpanzees
There’s no denying that chimps love to eat! Here at Project Chimps, their diet consists of fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. In addition to daily breakfast and dinner services where each chimp gets a full meal, caretakers also scatter different food items like cabbage, nuts, seeds, carrots and tomatoes over their enclosures for lunch and dinner enrichment. This allows the chimps to engage in one of their natural behaviors — foraging.
Read More#ChimpChat: Josh and Michael
Today’s #ChimpChat is all about Josh according to caregiver Michael. Twenty-six-year-old Josh is currently the oldest chimp at the Project Chimps sanctuary. He has a unique physical appearance with a light, bespeckled face and gray, almost blonde hair down his back. Michael describes Josh as a “happy and playful chimp, with a bit of a…
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