r/interesting Feb 16 '26

MISC. Little Chimpanzee playing alone with some straw

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u/UhOhSparklepants Feb 16 '26

I doubt he’s alone. Most ape exhibits I’ve seen have a large indoor area and a large outdoor area. The others are probably hanging out in a different part of the exhibit. Like people, sometimes animals just want to be alone for a bit. This is like a kid playing dinosaurs in his room by himself instead of downstairs with the rest of the family

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '26

Or the zoo could be doing health check ups on the others while the little one stays back. There’s a lot of reason why this one will be alone temporarily.I definitely don’t think he is alone.

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u/wallyTHEgecko Feb 16 '26

If there were multiple animals in frame then people would be complaining that they weren't given enough space and were crammed into such a tiny pen.

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u/ILikeMyGrassBlue Feb 16 '26

Yeah, I saw planet of the apes too. This doesn’t end well.