Chimpanzee Page #4

there is nothing else to eat.

Scar's gang is mounting a raid.

They've wiped out the fruit

in their own territory

and have crossed the border

to satisfy their hunger.

All other animals scatter.

Even these figs

won't keep them fed for long.

This is just a stepping stone.

When the moment is right,

they will try to take over the real prize,

the nut groves.

Scar's raid on the eastern border

goes unnoticed by Freddy's group.

A new kind of nut is ripening

in the nut groves.

These are far tougher

than the last ones.

It's time to bring in

the heavy equipment,

power tools!

Success with these nuts

is all about the quality of your hammer.

You can steal someone else's

while they're off collecting nuts.

And Freddy is an expert at this.

But, man, is he tough on his tools.

These things are

a community resource,

so can you please

try not to break them?

Safety first!

So please keep hands and feet

clear of rocks at all times.

Chimps have gathered here

to crack nuts for over 4, 000 years.

Nut-cracking is

part of the group's cultural heritage

and is passed through the generations,

especially from mother to child.

Learning, for Oscar,

will be a slow process.

It will be years before he could

even lift a rock like this.

Day after day,

it takes a committed mom to teach him

how to make a living in the jungle.

It will be many years

before Isha 's son can fend for himself.

A gathering storm

excites Scar's forces.

For Freddy's gang,

the rain is less welcome.

Chimps just hate getting wet.

Oscar gets all the warmth

he can from Isha.

Scar and his gang.

The storm is cover for a raid.

This time, they've got them cornered.

Isha and Oscar are in trouble.

Scar's army was overwhelming.

Oscar's group is in disarray

and badly shaken.

In all the chaos,

Oscar lost contact with his mom.

Isha is nowhere to be seen.

Isha has been injured and separated

from the group by Scar's gang.

She will struggle to get back safely.

This is no forest

to be alone in after dark.

Several of Isha 's friends

have been lost to leopards,

often when they have strayed

from the safety of the group.

Isha will never return to her family

or her son.

Oscar doesn't know

about his mother's death

and he searches for her everywhere.

With every hour that slips by,

he becomes more desperate.

Oscar's growing body

needs constant food.

He tries to remember

what his mom did to make their living.

But nothing comes easily without her.

Hours turn into days.

Oscar must spend less time searching

and more time focusing on his survival.

Hunger drives Oscar to a bees' nest.

Honey is good food, but he's always

relied on his mom to collect it.

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