In the wild, and in sanctuary, primates need a mother figure. Depending on the primate, in the wild they are dependent on their mother anywhere from 1 to 7 years. Great apes tend to be on the higher end naturally. Chimps don't actually get weaned off of breast milk until they are 5 years old in the wild. Needless to say, the mother is the most important figure for a healthy primate society.
In a sanctuary setting, it's not always possible to have natural adoptive mothers. The Vervet Monkey Foundation has a system where wild monkeys adopt rescued babies, but they are the only ones who do it consistently as far as I know. Since most great apes don't have the numbers to be able to mass adopt other children, it's up to humans to teach the young apes how to be apes.
This is why you'll noticed a lot of these sanctuaries employ females to help with taking care of the apes. They do recognize the difference between males and females. Men are typically for socializing, while females are typically for nurturing. That's not to say men can't be in nurturing roles as well, but ideally humans wouldn't need to be doing any of this in the first place.
Any coochie in here? No? Damn it.
This is one of the best pictures I've ever seen in my life. That's Cahaya in the middle surrounded by LOVE!
CAHAYAAA!
This son of a gun might be my favorite chimp that I know of. Burrito is a huge goofball, he loves laughing and playing. In a lot of the footage of him he usually has a block in his mouth and he's doing something goofy. He has a very distinguished face with the splotched markings, and he does typically appear to be smiling / laughing a lot. From what little I can see of him, he seems to be one happy guy in his home.
UPDATE ON THE NEIGHBOR WHO STEALS MY CANS OUT OF THE RECYCLE BIN: HES STILL DOIN IT AND HITS UP EVERY HOUSE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I SHOULD LEARN HOW TO DESIGN A CAN CRUSHER FOR HIM SO HE CAN INCREASE HIS PER TRIP RETURN OVERALL.
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There's an alarming lack of schizo posting on the tl today. Don't let your guard down, they ARE watching.
I make this a lot myself haha 😂 been meat free since january 1st
Fried "Cauliflower Wings" NEXT!
The grid isn’t ready for 300M EVs by 2030
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https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/01/electric-cars-charging-habits
Oh look that thing I've been saying for years about shifting the burden from gasoline to the grid might actually hold some weight.
Call me a boomer and old fashioned but sometimes I do want to want to walk inside a business not just sit in my car.
>go to the dunkin for some cheap coffee for the day
>drive thru line is long as hell, I'll park and go inside
>paper sign on the door that says "Due to staff shortages the lobby is closed"
This is happening all over the place around me this is ridiculous lol.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ig_OTlUxpA
This artist and album are very special to me. They were one of the first smooth jazz artists I took seriously, and what got me into the genre as a whole. Althea Renee's "In The Moment" is a flute filled banger through and through. If you like RnB or hip hop, you're gonna love this.
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damn son turn it up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npWnMifvTaM
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