'Naked' Chimpanzees

These are the Chimpanzees ( chimps) from the Twycross zoo at Atherstone, England. Jambo and Mongo, a father and son duo from alopecia, which is the general medical term for hair loss. In the background you can hear some one asking the keeper about it and the keeper explaining.

The chimps have a good old noisy clash. Maybe a few scratches and few more scars, but afterwards all forgotten and time for a hug.

Twycross Zoo wrote:

That this is completely normal behaviour. The behaviour shown in the film footage was what we refer to as ‘displaying’ rather than fighting – if you watch closely, there was actually very little physical contact. Chimpanzees display like this to retain their places in the social hierarchy, without actually having to physically fight an opponent – it is about intimidating the opponent with lots of noise and bluster instead. Jambo and Mongo, a father and son duo, have hereditary alopecia. They are both very active members of the social group, with Jambo being the alpha male.