National Geographic: Among the Wild Chimpanzees Page #3
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nose and ragged ears
is matriarch of the family
Jane would come to know best
At seven weeks, infant Flint is
still completely dependent on Flo
Flo's adolescent son Figan plays
stays with the family
Ever since Flint's birth
his sister Fifi has been
fascinated by the baby
Repeatedly she tries to
touch and groom him
The older chimps
less interested in babies
tend to ignore Flint
But Fifi is persistent
actually trying to take
the infant from Flo
Though protective of her newborn
When she's had enough
leaving Fifi looking
rather frustrated
Another group's arrival is signaled
Adult males dominate chimp society
and are much preoccupied with
their position in the hierarchy
In an effort to better his rank the
male puts on an awesome charging display
With hair bristling
and vegetation flying
the male makes himself appear larger
and more dangerous than he actually is
Intended to intimidate rivals
it is usually nothing
more than superb bluff
After displays of aggression
the dominant chimp often reassures those
who have been frightened or hurt
and thus tension is defused
harmony restored
One male rose to the
top of the hierarchy
by intelligence rather than strength
Mike discovered that rolling
empty kerosene cans from Jane's camp
made a horrifying noise
Originally one of the
lowest ranking males
Mike was now number one
Close to where they are feeding
when dusk falls the chimpanzees will build
sleeping nests for the night 30
to 40 feet up in the trees
After choosing a suitable
foundation such as a horizontal fork
five minutes to bend down branches
then twigs, to create
a comfortable, padded bed
With creature comforts
long since forsaken
Jane found increasing pleasures
in her wilderness world
But, as she soon discovered
human creature comforts
were not without appeal to some
A chimp had wandered into camp
where bananas were stored
Because he had been to camp
before when Jane was in the forest
she had a prearranged signal
to call her back
"It was thrilling after all this time
to find a chimp actually in my camp
It was David Greybeard
a male I had already come to
know out in the forest."
David's boldness marked
After the endless months
she had searched for them
the chimps
following David's lead
mow came to her
Gradually
their inherent fear gave way
and an offer of friendship
was accepted with trust
If she could lure the chimps
into camp regularly
Jane realized
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