keepers were worried about the chimpanzees they weren't like the others
in the zoo and that very fact might have a significant impact on their
integration so as the other chimps approached the newcomers the humans
prepared for the worst it could all end violently after all then they watched
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future videos the chimpanzees in question belonged to the twycross zoo in
a Thurston England twycross first opened its gates in 1963 and since then it's
become known for its large selection of primates the zoo is home to all the
great ape species in fact and most notably has a big Gibbon population
however two unique chimpanzees have ended up as arguably the most famous
primates to be hosted at the zoo they shot to fame moreover in 2016 after a
video of them was released online with Jambo and Mongo wowing viewers with
their striking looks in particular social media users were stunned by Dada
Jambo and son Mongo because they were hairless their lack of coats also end up
highlighting the pair's impressive musculature which is otherwise hidden by
the hair of chimpanzees as for why the father and son duo are bald in the first
place it's down to a condition also seen in humans called alopecia and while the
actual cause of lopa is still largely unknown in people it's understood that
the condition is hereditary for Jimbo and Mongo in addition as chimpanzees are
incredibly close to humans genetically it's perhaps not surprising that they
would be vulnerable to Ella pichia - but they're not the only animal species that
can be affected by the condition dogs ferrets cats rabbits and even mice for
example have been known to suffer from it yet while a specific ailment is
usually the cause of a low pichia in animals that didn't seem to be the case
for the chimps regardless the pair made quite an impression on social media
users and not just because of their hairlessness
the action taking place in the video in which they start also got them notice
that recording moreover appears to show the hairless chimps in a violent fight
with other chimpanzees certainly whatever was going on looks quite
intense and that assumption is somewhat confirmed by a comment made by the
uploader on the video who wrote a few scratches and some minor wounds and
probably a few more scars initially the hairless chimps are seen squaring off
against the other Apes of the troop before long though the encounter erupts
and the other chimps pursue the fleeing father-son duo and his tension seemingly
climb higher the chimps get more physical soon in
fact there's seemingly more violent conflict at the peak of the brawl
moreover the hairless chimps are right in the thick of the action
there are times for example when they appear to be pounding on the backs of
the other chimps and literally leaping on them then in the end Bongo and Jambo
are victorious and chase their opponents off apparently the video shocked some
viewers others even considered the alopecia as a sign of the zoo's abuse as
a consequence of these reactions though twycross released a statement explaining
what was really going on in the video and it wasn't quite what concerned
watchers may have thought specifically on March 14 2016
twice zoo wrote a disclaimer on this Facebook page we see that our
chimpanzees Mongo and Jambo have taken the internet by storm it said we'd like
to clarify to put all your minds at rest that this is completely normal behavior
the statement continued 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 indeed a closer inspection of the video
reveals this to be the case furthermore the relationships of
chimpanzees are actually surprisingly complicated chimps live in a
hierarchical social structure with a dominant alpha male at its head troupe
members often make allies to support them in disagreements which can make all
the difference when challenging the alpha male
the alpha male doesn't necessarily even have to be the biggest or strongest
chimp around either he could be the most cunning for instance after all those in
power need to be socially deaf as it's their job to settle disputes among the
troupe and the rowdy members in line females share
a similar social hierarchy too with food privileges being rewarded to higher
ranking members chimpanzees display like they did on the video to retain their
places in the social hierarchy twycross zoo
on facebook it also explained that the behavior exhibited is mostly just
posturing it's about intimidating the opponent
with lots of noise and bluster instead the zoo statement continued and the
videos contents are further explained when twycross revealed the bald chips
positions in the troop they are both very active members of the social group
with Jambo being the alpha male it revealed unfortunately in the months
that followed the hairless chimps duo's fame tragedy struck 22 year old Mongo
and the sad news came to light on July 20th 2016
when BBC News quoted a statement from twycross zoo - tete ik understandably
the news of the chimps passing was met with sadness from zoo staff and the
public alike and while the loss of Mongo will surely be felt by Jambo - at least
he won't be alone indeed he was even seen in June 2016 on
the verge of romance with a female companion what's more the video in which
the two found fame shows that despite their different appearances bald chimps
are treated just like every other member of the troupe and that's certainly
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