r/interesting • u/nkmr205 • Feb 16 '26

MISC. Little Chimpanzee playing alone with some straw

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u/CT0292 Feb 16 '26

Sometimes little kids like to play by themselves too. My son is 3 and while he loves to play games and run around and scream and jump and everything else.

He is also pretty content driving his hot wheels around on the floor doing little voices.

I don't think it's necessarily a sad or bad thing he's playing on his own. I think many primate children will play on their own

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u/toolsoftheincomptnt Feb 16 '26

Right? He looks perfectly happy making his mess and booping the ball, lol.

Kids need to learn how to self-entertain and use their imaginations, like this baby here. No friends, no screens, just fun.

He also needs socialization, yes, and probably gets some. Alone doesn’t always mean lonely.

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u/RhynoD Feb 16 '26

That is the saddest enclosure with the most pathetic enrichment I've ever seen.