![]() ![]() The youngster briefly put his mouth on Jimbo's hair. As Jimbo sat with his back to other chimps, George crawled toward him. Their closest encounter was initiated by George. The fights aren't about George, but they are the females' way of dominating Jimbo, said Lisa New, the zoo animal collections director for mammals and birds.īefore Jimbo and Daisy began sitting to groom each other, Jimbo's only contacts with his son were brief. Jimbo's introduction to his son has been slower and partly affected by a handful of fights, in which the females ganged up on him and Lu came to his rescue.ĭaisy took part in the battles, with George holding fast to her. When Daisy picked up her son to carry him to another exhibit den, a playful Lu followed to sit near them. George reached over to put his mouth on Lu's face, exploring this new creature in a way that primate babies do. Minutes later Lu stretched across the exhibit floor. Lu waved his long arms, grabbing Daisy's hands so she would bob with him. Bobbing his head and entire body up and down, Lu watched George as the infant nestled beside Daisy. But within 90 minutes, the affable Lu tried to befriend George. The infant barked once at his elder to warn the bigger animal to stay away. But George, who may weigh between 5 and 10 pounds, noticed Lu. ![]() When Lu was introduced, he first seemed not to notice George. Neither male has lived with a baby, and chimps can quickly start sometimes violent fights. So this month, zookeepers moved first Lu and then Jimbo in with the females and George. Jimbo and the other adult male chimp Lu haven't lived with Daisy or female apes Debbie and Julie since before George's July 19 birth. ![]() But it was actually an important step in George's development - introducing him to his father - and putting the chimp troupe back together again. Zoo visitors last week probably saw the trio as a tranquil domestic scene. Their son is the first chimp born at the zoo in 20 years. The hope was that the pair would become parents. Between them sat their almost 7-month-old son George.ĭaisy, 32, and Jimbo, 30, came to Knoxville from other zoos through the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' Species Survival Plan. Chimp Family Chronicles, a blog by the Knoxville Zoo which follows baby George and his familyĪ family of three sat at the Knoxville Zoo's Chimp Ridge habitat last week.Ĭhimpanzees Jimbo and Daisy groomed each another, an act as much about social interaction as skin care.We'll check in with him every few months as he reaches key develop-mental milestones. He's the first chimp born at the Knoxville Zoo in 20 years. The News Sentinel is tracking George's growth over his first year. Hoot: The hoot that rises to a crescendo can be an excited form of chimp greeting.Alarm call: A high-pitched sound that signals something different or dangerous.Bark: Somewhat like a dog's, this aggressive statement warns others to stay away.Play face: With their mouths open and bottom teeth exposed, chimps want to play.Chimps in commercials often are showing a fear grin, said Knoxville Zoo's Lisa New. Fear: A chimp grins to show all its teeth.Submission: A chimp bobs its head, bending its body low to the ground.You can help save these curious and intelligent great apes by joining and/or donating to the Jane Goodall Institute, which founded the Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center (TCRC), a safe haven for orphaned chimpanzee located in Pointe Noire, Congo. Hunting and commercial exploitation have also led to a large scale decline in their population. Habitat destruction is the greatest threat to the chimpanzee. They also eat termites, ants, and small animals. Chimps forage for food in the forests during the day, eating leaves, fruit, seeds, tree bark, plant bulbs, tender plant shoots, and flowers. Chimpanzees are omnivores, meaning they eat a wide variety of foods. in height or around a 4-year-old kid’s height, but weigh almost as much as a 14-year-old boy or between 90 and 120 pounds. They also use chewed-up leaves like a sponge with which they sop up water to drink.Ĭhimpanzees are approximately 4 ft. They have been observed using sticks to obtain ants and termites and to scare away intruders. Their hands are very much like ours too, and they can grasp things with both hands. Chimpanzees have senses very similar to ours, including hearing, sight, smell, taste, and touch. They are covered with black hair on most of their body except their fingers, palms, armpits, and bottoms of their feet. Chimpanzees live in communities composed of family groups. They can also be found in woodlands, bamboo forests, swamps, and even open savannahs. They inhabit dense tropical rainforests and spend most of their time in trees. Chimpanzees are great apes that are closely related to humans.
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