Fighting Hairless Chimpanzees Cause Tense Scene At The Zoo
We have seen male chimpanzees in action many times and we know their dominant behavior. If you haven’t stumbled upon harsh mammal dominance, make sure you stick around for a moment to witness the action as self-confident males craving for attention try to claim dominance over the pride. It's all for recognition!
These are the muscular hairless chimpanzees from the Twycross Zoo in Atherstone, England. Jambo and Mongo are a father and son duo that are both suffering from hereditary alopecia, which is the general medical term for hair loss. When chimps look like they are fighting, it's actually called displaying. It's about intimidating the opponent with lots of uproar and bluster. Intense!
Glass or not, watching chimpanzees charge at you only to pound on their chests, is definitely a scary experience! In this video, we are fazed by what these huge mammals are trying to achieve as they engage in a fierce game of chase in their enclosure at the zoo. This is typical behavior, it is just what chimpanzees do. They just exude that dominance and they want to show that any way they can, while making a lot of noise and fuss about it. The pounding of chests and the angry charging, makes chimpanzees seem pretty scary to be around! Now, imagine dealing with a dozen raging mammals all at once. Scary, right!?
In this footage we see over a dozen chimpanzees engaging into a fierce game of chase as if they were playing tag together. Showing the others who’s in charge, a hairless male chimpanzee can be seen painting the town red, claiming dominance over this game of chase. Watch as he charges straight to the other mates with such incredible force that we think he’s going to lose it. We bet he is the one causing this whole chaos at the zoo encounter. Next time, we hope he learns how to hold his horses, and exercise his dominance elsewhere, and not disturb his mates at the zoo.
Apparently, this is not the first time that chimpanzees from the Twycross Zoo in Atherstone, England, cause a tense scene. In another video we see a <a href="https://rumble.com/v35g1y-5292934.html" target="_blank">dominant chimpanzee showing everybody that he's the boss</a>. He charges through his enclosure, walking like a human and then hurling food at the visitors. You can hear the loud bang against the window!
Another hilarious footage has emerged of an over-confident male gorilla exercising dominance in his zoo enclosure. However, his heroic act was tainted with an epic slip up. Who would have known that even a silverback gorilla can slip up? He slipped so much that he did the splits! Adorable!
Imagine going to the ZOO to visit all those exotic animals, only to witness the rare sight of chimpanzees engaging into a fierce game of tag. Footage shows over a dozen aggressive chimpanzees furiously raging in their zoo enclosure, painting the town red with their extra dose of adrenaline. Watch as these <a href="https://rumble.com/v347qa-bonobo-siblings-play-fight.html" target="_blank">chimpanzees engage in fierce fight</a> over dominance in their cage. You sure wouldn’t want to get in their way as they try to settle the feud! The massive mammals are clearly showing visitors their impressive strength as they try to prove who’s the alpha male!
Unlike this intense video of raging chimpanzees, this heartwarming footage shows the <a href="https://rumble.com/v531vv-fascinating-romance-blossoming-for-hairless-chimpanzee.html" target="_blank">emotional moment when two hairless chimpanzees share their love and affection for each other</a>, acting like lovers do in a way you would never expect it!
Jambo from the Twycross Zoo in England is completely relaxed in his new enclosure called Eden. He seems totally in love and besotted with his female mate. He is caressing her foot gently, while she is playing hard to get and keeps pulling away. Just like humans, you can see her later putting her hands around his neck in a loving gesture. Then she starts to kiss his bald head gently. The next bit is just amazing as Jambo pulls away and stretches out his lips towards her.
She then gently bites his lips and pulls on it. She continues to investigate his teeth for a few seconds before biting his lip again. He then continues with a French kiss, sticking out his tongue. He even closes his eyes for a second to enjoy the intimate moment! Afterwards he gently bites her brows. You can easily see how animal love doesn't differ much from our own. Even an alpha male, that shows everybody who the boss is by intimidating the opponent with lots of noise and bluster, that he can be also very gentle. An amazing animal couple. And for Jambo it shows that being a bit different doesn't stop you from doing anything, from becoming the boss to a gentle lover.
The question on your mind is, why is Jambo hairless? People also call him the 'naked chimp'. Some people think they shaved him or that he is ill. The truth is, the ape has Alopecia, a medical term for hair loss and he had it since adolescence. He is now 35 years old and with his hair gone you can simply see how powerfully muscular he is. Being a hairless chimpanzee hasn't stopped him from anything, rather the opposite as he's the alpha male and rules his habitat!
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Siblings encourage fallen baby elephant to stand up
These are the elephants from the Chester Zoo in Cheshire, England. The two month old newborn baby Anjan has fallen to the ground and can’t seem to get up again. At first just the two siblings surround him and try to help him get up. Than the third one joins in. Now all the calves in the herd surround him. Nandita, the oldest calf, seems to try and move him gently with her foot. Or maybe she is just trying to tell him to get up. The poor little baby appears to struggle in the sand and with all those big feet you would think he was getting trampled on! When you see one of them just narrowly missing the baby’s trunk, it does make you cringe, but in fact they are very gentle. It is more like a nudge to get him back up. In the end Nandita gives him some pushes with her trunk and the baby finally manages to get back on his feet. Just pausing in the sitting position for a few seconds, seemingly contemplating what just happened and then the final push and Anjan is on his feed again and walking off like nothing has happened. A very happy ending!
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Monkey Mom Defends Newborn From Overly-Energetic Brother
Working in a zoo can be quite dangerous at times, but it pales in comparison to the times it’s made you feel elated to even know these amazing creatures. Being a zoo caretaker lets you get to know these beautiful souls a little bit better and create a tight bond, even become friends. Aside from making sure they remain healthy and adapt to the life in captivity, you get to learn all about their quirks and realize that they might be animals, but they each have their own character, and it’s absolutely amazing. The employees at the Twycross Zoo in England decided to show the rest of the world the most incredible footage of a mother and children interaction between Diana monkeys.
De'Arly the Diana monkey gave birth to Khari, being the first Diana monkey to be born at the Twycross Zoo in England since 1987. Just recently, De'Arly gave birth to another <a href="https://rumble.com/v33h38-funny-monkey-cute-baby-monkey.html" target="_blank">baby</a> (not named yet), another great achievement from the Twycross Zoo and their breeding program for this rare type of monkey. Check out mom's humorous frustrations as she does her best to keep high-energy Khari away from his newborn sibling!
Diana monkeys are a species of monkeys most commonly found in West Africa, especially in Cote D’Ivoire, Ghana and Sierra Leone. They are a no bigger than 20 inches without the tail which can reach up to 30 inches. They have a lifespan of about 20 years and mainly live in primary forests. Their fur consists of black or grey coloring on their backs with white fur on their belly and underside. The prominent brow bone is the inspiration behind their name. It is very similar to the one the goddess Diana had in Roman mythology.
These monkeys are known to be quite loud in the wilderness, roaming around the forest and talking to each other. It almost looks like a normal human environment with overprotective mothers and quite rambunctious young. The mothers <a href="https://rumble.com/v4hzbj-monkey-mom-never-let-baby-monkey-far-from-her.html" target="_blank">hover</a> over their children until they are done with nursing. Afterwards only the female are left to live close to their moms while the male Diana monkeys leave the group and roam the forest, trying to create a group of their own. A Diana monkey group usually consists of one male monkey with his females around him and their children.
Although as of lately zoos get a bad reputation for keeping animals away from their natural habitat and keeping them under locks, their main goal is to educate people on the billions of different species living in the most remote places on Earth, threatened by extinction by global warming or by the human hand, and luckily, every once in a while, they teach us that we may come in different forms, but we are all alike.
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Charming Sea Lion Tries To Steal Kisses From Partner
When we talk about the intellectual capacities of real pinnipeds, then the first place, of course, is occupied by sea lions. They have an enviable memory, are able to understand human commands and are perfectly trained.
This is the only kind of pinnipeds that successfully performs in <a href="https://rumble.com/v4rgyf-watch-this-womans-hilarious-reaction-to-going-to-the-circus.html" target="_blank">the circus</a>. Probably, many of you have seen how the sea lions briskly run up the stairs, take acrobatic poses, blow the trumpet and, of course, with amazing dexterity catch the tip of the nose thrown balls. True, keeping a sea lion in captivity is rather expensive - it requires 8 to 12 kg of fish every day, and certainly fresh.
However, <a href="https://rumble.com/v4q9ox-great-white-shark-encounters-sea-lion.html" target="_blank">sea lions</a> were trained not only for the entertainment of the most respected public. Even during the First World War, these talented pinnipeds tried to use for military purposes. With such a portfolio behind them, sea lions should not surprise or even amaze us with the stunts and the behavior they are capable to perform and show. And, despite all being said, they still do. Thousands of admirers gather at sea world facilities to admire and cheer these intelligent sea mammals. Here they can see sea lions performing a variety of tricks. Their level of intelligence makes sea lions easy to train and generally get along very well with humans that are working with them. The video at the top of the page shows a touching moment between two members of this species living and thriving in captivity. Watch.
The now 17-year-old Patagonian sea lion male arrived from the French Riviera in April 2015 to live in the Dudley Zoo in the West Midlands, England. He seemed to have had a disagreement with his female partner because he was getting the cold shoulder all morning. However, with a little charm, he is able to win her over in this adorable clip. And mind you, this is not only made for the audience’s applause because sea lions are very particular animals if they do not want something, then in no way will they be forced to do it. This is a genuine sign of affection coming from the heart. Adorable!
Adapted to life in water, Patagonian sea lions belong to a family of mammals that have mastered the ocean, without losing the ability to confidently move overland. They have a hydrodynamic body shape, limbs that have turned into fins, a thick layer of that fat helps them maintain their temperature, and an unrivaled sense of balance that allows them to perform miracles of juggling.
This is a very sociable and not even the least shy animal. They can spend long periods of time in the sea, but in the mating season and the time of the birth of the pups, they return to the land. At this time they form large colonies, the males participate in battles for the territory, the winner of which receives under his protectorate all the females who are in the conquered area, whom he furiously protects.
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Baby elephant gets knocked around by bully big brother
This poor baby elephant calf gets pushed around by its big brother at the Chester Zoo in Cheshire, England. They're no different from humans!
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Orangutan youngster goes totally ape over popsicle
This is the orangutan youngster from the Paignton Zoo in Devon, England. The zoo staff had a surprise for the Borneo orangutans; they put a giant fruit flavored ice popsicle in their habitat and also a nice big blanket to play with. The popsicle seems to have all kind of stuff in in like mixed fruit, veg and herbs. Yum!
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Crazy gibbons put on spectacle for zoo visitors
These funky gibbons just love their playtime at the Dudley Zoo in the West Midlands, England. There are so energetic and funny with their long arms and legs!
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Monkey humorously grossed out by slimy toad
This Sulawesi Crested Macaque delivers a priceless reaction when it discovers a toad in its habitat. Check out what this monkey does about it!
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Hairless Chimpanzee Gets Thorough Dental Check From Friend
Chimpanzees are our closest living relatives, sharing more than 98 percent of our genetic blueprint. Humans and chimps are also thought to share a common ancestor who lived some four to eight million years ago. Although they normally walk on all fours (knuckle-walking), chimpanzees can stand and walk upright. By swinging from branch to branch they can also move quite efficiently in the trees, where they do most of their eating. Chimpanzees usually sleep in the trees as well, employing nests of leaves.
In this video, Jambo the hairless <a href="https://rumble.com/v4ek1t-chimpanzee-uses-cd-as-mirror-to-check-her-face.html" target="_blank">chimpanzee</a> is getting a thorough dental check by his mate. She is really trying to get all the little bits out of his teeth poking and prodding, while Jambo holds very still and lets her get on with the job. Because nothing looks better than cleaned, shiny teeth, even for chimps. Of course chimps care about the monkey business thing, especially if there is somebody around them to watch what they do and be left in awe. Apes will never cease to surprise us with their incredibly clownish behavior. And they thoroughly enjoy the role of being a jesters on the “court” called a zoo.
Jambo’s friend makes sure to give him a detailed dental check-up by using her hands as a dental floss and a toothbrush in order to be able to pluck out every tiny little piece of leftover food that got stuck between his teeth. She also wants to make sure that all parts of the hard and soft palate are being equally flossed. And just look how Jambo follows suite. Neither once does he complain or jerks his head in displeasure. We know that <a href="https://rumble.com/v3407e-chimpanzee-love-makeup-and-do-her-hair-style.html" target="_blank">primates</a> love when somebody pats and taps their bodies and they can go on reaping the full benefits of that for hours and hours. So, when Jambo’s mate meticulously finishes cleaning the soft palate, she doesn’t forget to go on cleaning the hard one.
Chimpanzees are lively animals with more extroverted dispositions than either gorillas or orangutans. They are highly social and live in loose and flexible groups known as communities, or unit groups. Social dominance exists, with adult males being dominant over adult females and adolescent males. Within a community, there are twice or three times as many adult females as adult males. The dominant (alpha) male of a group can monopolize ovulating females through possessive behavior. On the other hand, gang attack by subordinate males can expel an alpha male.
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Hairless Chimpanzee Shares Emotional Moment With His Soulmate
This is the emotional moment when two hairless chimpanzees share their love and affection for each other. Watch as they act like lovers do in a way you would never expect it! Adorable!
Jambo from the Twycross Zoo in England is completely relaxed in his new enclosure called Eden. He seems <a href="https://rumble.com/v30mzv-hairless-chimp-in-love.html" target="_blank">totally in love</a> and besotted with his female mate. He is caressing her foot gently, while she is playing hard to get and keeps pulling away. Just like humans, you can see her later putting her hands around his neck in a loving gesture. Then she starts to kiss his bald head gently. The next bit is just amazing as Jambo pulls away and stretches out his lips towards her.
She then gently bites his lips and pulls on it. She continues to investigate his teeth for a few seconds before biting his lip again. He then continues with a French kiss, sticking out his tongue. He even closes his eyes for a second to enjoy the intimate moment! Afterwards he gently bites her brows. You can easily see how animal love doesn't differ much from our own. Even an alpha male, that shows everybody who the boss is by intimidating the opponent with lots of noise and bluster, that he can be also very gentle. An amazing animal couple. And for Jambo it shows that being a bit different doesn't stop you from doing anything, from becoming the boss to a gentle lover.
The question on your mind is, why is Jambo hairless? People also call him the 'naked chimp'. Some people think they shaved him or that he is ill. The truth is, the ape has Alopecia, a medical term for hair loss and he had it since adolescence. He is now 35 years old and with his hair gone you can simply see how powerfully muscular he is. Being a <a href="https://rumble.com/v33qx6-the-facinating-hairless-chimpanzees.html" target="_blank">hairless chimpanzee</a> hasn't stopped him from anything, rather the opposite as he's the alpha male and rules his habitat!
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Hilarious orangutan sticks bubble gum up his nose
Benji, the large Borneo Orangutan male from the Dudley zoo in the West Midlands, England enjoys to chew, but what can you do if you haven’t got any real gum? Not a problem for this clever Orangutan. He just rips off some cardboard from the box and uses that as chewing gum substitute. The handsome fellow is enjoying it that much; you can hear the noise he is making and see his huge teeth. His mother obviously never told him to close his mouth while chewing.
In between chewing, he has a look by having the piece on the end of his lip and glancing down towards the piece of paper. He keeps chewing when he lies down, but what he does next is not for the faint-hearted. He sticks his substitute gum into his nostril, pushes it in a little more has a good sniff and then he takes it back out again. Yes you’'ve seen it
correctly he is putting it back into his mouth – eek and continues to chew with pleasure. Benji had his 40th birthday on the 6t November 2017. He was born in 1977 at Duisburg zoo, Germany. In 1978 he transferred to Wuppertal Zoo, Germany. In 1994 he moved to Dublin zoo, Ireland and in 1996 he moved to Dudley, UK. Dudley zoo has one other male called Jorong in a different enclosure from Benji. There is also the female orangutan Jazz with her 7-year-old daughter called Sprout. Sprout is very lovable and very clever.
Watch her here on Rumble as a <a href="https://rumble.com/v31u3d-baby-orangutan-jumps-on-to-self-made-crash-mat.html?mref=8102&mrefc=3" target="_blank">Baby orangutan jumps onto self-made crash mat!</a> Dudley Zoological Gardens is a 40-acre zoo located within the grounds of Dudley Castle in the town of Dudley, in the Black Country region of the West Midlands, England. In the past couple of years more and more has been done to improve the zoo with some great new enclosures.
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The original bonobo ape Monki Flip video
The weather is finally getting better as it is warming up and the animals at the zoo are getting lively. Take a glimpse at this Bonobo ape for instance and how he is showing his cheerfulness by his acrobatics around the enclosure.
First, he happily rolls around and stretches and scratches in the sun, taking short breaks before the real flip. When he gets a bit boring, he decides to roll up to a wooden pole in the ground. With four continuous back-flips, off he climbs on the wooden pole that has a tire around at the bottom. Having climbed on top of it, with one scratch on his back as a prelude to the upcoming unbelievable maneuver, he executes a perfect 360 back-flip.
Apparently, the monkey is totally unaware of his breath-taking back-flip as he nonchalantly drops on the ground lying idly on the grass. Since his acrobatic movement leaves us awe-stricken, it is repeated in a slow motion manner in order for us to take another glimpse at the <a href="https://rumble.com/v3dma9-monkey-pulls-funny-faces-for-camera.html" target="_blank">monkey’s</a> amazing flip. As we can see, animals can do back-flips even better than us, humans. And wild animals like monkeys are not actually trained to do these back-flips.
Bonobo doesn’t wait to catch his breath and he goes on doing a few more back-flips in the air, rolling in circles on the grass and getting all covered with it. This monkey is incredibly agile and the video is filled with his marvelous <a href="https://rumble.com/v4rjdn-wild-monkey-jumps-on-womans-back-looking-for-sweet-treats.html" target="_blank">jumping</a> actions. It is always fun to watch animal’s movements and their crazy acrobatic skills.
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Amazing New Born Baby In Time For British Mothers Day
It's the British Mothers day this Sunday and the there is a new born baby at the Twycross Zoo in England! What a sight. A silvery Marmoset, a new world monkey with predominantly white fur and a dark tail become a new mum and the baby is just so damn cute. I guess it can't be much older than a few days old. It clinging on to mums back and even when another Marmoset jumps over her and steps on the new born baby or when mum scratches herself and causes a lot of vibration the little one is holding on. With A close up look on the baby you can just see that little heart beating up and down. Just wait until you see the infant yawn! It must be one of the cutest yawns that you will ever see. Mum is also very protective, when another monkey tries to have a good sniff of the baby, mum quickly turns around and smacks the other silvery Marmoset.
The marmosets reach a size of 18 to 28 cm and only weight about 300g. They are very nosy animals and investigate everything new. The diet of the Silvery Marmosets predominantly consists of tree sap.
Interesting fact: When something threatens them Silvery marmosets wiggle their eyebrows and smack their lips together to scare it away.
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Snow leopard cubs play fight in the snow
Finally some snow for the snow leopard cubs from the Twycross Zoo in England and they're loving it. Having a good old play fight, stalking each other and rolling around in the snow.
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Swan Acts As Icebreaker For Ducks To Swim Through Frozen Lake
A heartwarming video has emerged of a swan using its body to break the ice and swim through a frozen lake. A group of ducks is seen following swan’s lead, as he struggles to break the ice by paddling through the frozen lake, making a swimming path!
These ducks receive some unexpected help from a generous swan as it helps break up the ice for them to swim. Teamwork makes the dream work! Footage shows a <a href="https://rumble.com/v32tj8-ducks-and-river-una.html" target="_blank">group of ducks</a> following swan’s lead as he breaks the ice in front of him, while paddling through a frozen lake. Amazing!
The filmmaker noticed a brave swan paddling through a slight break in the ice of a frozen lake, struggling to make a path for ducks to swim. He watched as the swan and ducks moved mesmerizingly through the unfrozen water! Incredible!
This ice-cool swan was captured on camera smashing his way through a <a href="https://rumble.com/v49gvl-feeding-ducks-on-a-frozen-lake.html" target="_blank">frozen lake</a>. The graceful bird moves so tenaciously through the cold water and breaks the ice like he is a cutting knife trying to slice a piece of cake!
This is a short video of a tenacious swan doing his best to break the ice in front of him and lead a group of ducks through an icy lake. Apparently ducks used this swan to be their personal icebreaker and he didn’t mind lending a helping hand! He is their hero, and he is our hero too!
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Wild fox uses dog's chew as tug toy
A close up of this beautiful wild red fox, a frequent visitor to the garden, has a go at the tied up dog chew. She playfully pulls on it, having her own personal game of tug of war!
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Curious ape wants to be both an optician and a dentist!
These are the bonobos, formerly known as the pygmy chimpanzee, from the Twycross Zoo in England. It appears that this clever one can't decide if it wants to be an optician or a dentist. How about both? What a smart monkey!
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Chimpanzee fascinated by her reflection in CD
This chimpanzee from the Twycross Zoo in England managed to get hold of a CD, presumably from a keeper and she loves it. The ape is holding the CD delicately in front of her face and uses it as a mirror to keep checking herself out!
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Ape family holds hilarious spinning competition
The Bonobo Family from the Twycross Zoo seemed to be having a spinning competition. Probably practicing for their spinning class!
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Clever Orangutan Youngster Build Its Own Hammock
An incredible footage has emerged of a clever Sumatran orangutan youngster building itself a hammock high in the trees in Chester Zoo in England. Footage shows as the youngster is wrapping the sack around him and trying to attach it to the tree. When he is finally getting it to stay attached to the tree he starts seesawing and rocking around. Adorable!
This orangutan youngster wasn’t too impressed in sleeping on tree branches, so he decided to make himself a hammock and rock himself to sleep. How genius!
Despite being cooped up in England's Chester Zoo, this primate didn’t let the captivity to change his creativity! He somehow got to the idea to <a href="https://rumble.com/v3do39-crafty-orangutan-builds-his-own-hammock.html" target="_blank">build himself a hammock</a> high in the trees, in order to escape the crowds and enjoy some alone time. Watch as he expertly ties the ends of the blanket around the tree branch, leaving just enough slack to create a comfortable hammock.
In the wild, orangutans sleep among the tree tops and make their nests using foliage folded carefully together. Nest building has an important social function among orangutans, as knowledge of how to construct them is passed down from mother to baby. It takes an orangutan until the age of three to be able to construct its own nest, which is a sign that it is ready to leave their mothers.
With jute sack in its hand, the <a href="https://rumble.com/v30310-genius-orangutan-builds-a-cozy-hammock.html" target="_blank">orangutan</a> climbed the tree high enough to effectively separate himself from the zoo patrons below. His master plan was up and running, so he took his sack and found the perfect branch to mount his hammock. After some fails and trial errors, this craftsy youngster completed his mission and is probably resting in his nest as speak.
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Close-up compilation of various animal eyes
Eyes can reveal hundreds of stories and emotions. Here is a compilation of 34 different animal eyes - try and see how many animals you correctly identify!
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Baby Orangutan Showing Off Climbing Skills
Orangutan Mom Maliku puts her towel around her neck and it looks as if she's off to the gym and she is leaving her baby to play. The little cutie making the most of it and has a great time playing with the rope and swinging like a champ.
Basuki was one of the the critically endangered Bornean orangutans babies to be born in March 2017 at the Twycross zoo in England. They had another birth later one in June a little girl called Kayan.
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Otters break the ice to get to the water
These Asian short clawed otters find their pool covered by ice. One of them is gently running over the ice to get to the edge in search for water. The other otter breaks into the ice with its back paw. When his mate sees this, he starts to breaks the ice further with his front paw to get to the water so it can drink.
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When These Cute Otters Get Hungry, Their Reaction Is Priceless
These are the adorable small clawed otters from the Birmingham Wildlife Park in England. When it's food time, they try to pass the time by playing with stones. Watch what happens when a keeper walks past with some food. The reaction is just priceless, jumping up and down the glass in anticipation!
Otters are often observed playing and juggling with stones and pebbles, both in the wild and in ZOOs. There are several videos of their unique <a href="https://rumble.com/viral/v1199524-cute-otter-juggles-stone.html" target="_blank">juggling</a> technique that you can watch online. These adorable expert swimmers have been seen juggling one, two, even three rocks at the same time!
Yet the question as to why they do it, its purpose and gain from it remains unanswered. A theory goes around that it has something to do with their eating behavior, since <a href="https://rumble.com/v31hr1-otterly-amazing-otter-with-great-ball-control.html" target="_blank">otters</a> can also often be seen using rocks to smash shells so that they reveal the delicious meat inside. There also have been instances of otters defending their ‘tools’ from other otters.
Asian small-clawed otters are the smallest extant otter species. They range in coastal regions from southern India to Southeast Asia including the islands of Sumatra, Java, Borneo and Palawan.
Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park is home to a unique collection of animals from across the world, including Red Pandas, lemurs, reptiles, meerkats, otters, birds, wallabies and a large collection of monkeys.
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Gibbon shows off crazy tree acrobatics
This Lar Gibbon (white-handed gibbon) at the Dudley Zoo in England exhibits some spectacular jumps and controlled falls. Did you know that Gibbons are apes and not monkeys?
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