Not all monkeys fling their poo when they're agitated. Chimpanziesot and other primates don't have that deterrence of fecal matter, it's just there. One male loves to throw objects at one particular female in his community. He waits for her to walk below him, and he'll nail her in the back with something. And she screams a lot. So if you make her scream, then it also makes you look super scary,. That you cause such a reaction. It is gross to us. But ins really growo and it's something to throw.
Settle in with Alie Ward and guest Kate Gilmore, a professional primatologist and lead keeper of the great apes and Old World monkeys at the Los Angeles Zoo. Learn about chimpanzee mating, why zookeepers don't wear FitBits, primate DRAAAMA, the erroneous philosophy behind truck nuts and what happens in the middle the night at the zoo. Also get some good info on primate conservation and how to be a friend to orangutans.
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Music by Nick Thorburn
Mixing and final production by Jason Scardamalia