![]() ![]() In England, before I commenced my field study, I met one or two people who had seen chimpanzees in the wild. To be accepted thus by a group of wild chimpanzees is the result of months of patience. The males scarcely glanced in my direction. The females and youngsters stared at me as they passed. One by one the others followed, the infants riding astride their mothers’ backs like diminutive jockeys. Then one of the males stood up, scratched thoughtfully, and moved off down the valley. ( Discover how a captive orangutan learned a "human way of life.")įor about an hour I sat with the group. ![]() ![]() The chimpanzee imprisoned behind bars is bad tempered in maturity, morose, moody, and frequently rather obscene in his freedom he is majestic even when excited and, for the most part, dignified and good natured. I thought then, as I always think when I am face to face with mature chimpanzees in their native forests, of the striking difference between the wild apes and those in captivity. ![]()
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