Christmas of the Apes

[rose_cat]

1.
Bolivian squirrel monkey at London Zoo, 2013. Photo by Carl Court

2.
Bornean orangutan and her baby at Plumpton Park Zoo

3.
Chimpanzee at Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire, England, 2013. Photo by Tony Margiocchi

4.
Bornean orangutan Mali and her baby Tatau at Paignton Zoo in Devon, England, 2014. Photo by Richard Austin

5.
Bolivian squirrel monkeys at London Zoo, 2005. Photo by Chris Jackson

6.
Hamadryas baboon and her baby at Prospect Park Zoo

7.
Chimpanzee at Rio de Janeiro Zoo in Brazil, 2012. Photo by Ricardo Moraes

8.
Buff-cheeked gibbon at Phoenix Zoo in Arizona

9.

Christmas came early for a group of gorillas at Longleat Safari & Adventure Park when they were presented with a sackful of festive presents.
Brothers Alf, Evindi and Kesho were fascinated by the brightly wrapped gifts and carefully tore holes in the Christmas paper to try and see what was inside.
Each of the parcels contained a selection of their favourite fruits and vegetables and it didn’t take long for the huge Western lowland gorillas to tear off the paper and get to the treats inside.



Longleat’s deputy head keeper Ian Turner said: “The gorillas were really interested in the wrapping paper and spent several minutes looking at it and carefully inspecting each of the presents before taking off the paper.
“It’s always amazing to see just how gentle these hugely powerful apes can be and to admire their dexterity as they tore back little bits of the wrapping to get a peek at what was inside,” he added.
All three brothers, who were born at Dublin Zoo, were reunited for the first time earlier this year to form the new bachelor colony at Longleat…
-- quoted from this 2012 article at Longleat’s website

10.

Chimpanzee Fumo, thirteen months old, at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia, 2014. Photos by Jason Reed

Also posted to randompictures and splodefromcute