ACP0005ot4 I think this first chimp is Ebony. The bent back posture is evident here, he also tends to walk with knees bent, His legs are shorter in relation to his back which is longer, He has a prominant brow ridge that is pale, his muzzle is somewhat flattened in profile, he is carrying food around in his right hand. (I think the white spot on his shoulder here is a leaf, not a permanent scar) This view though may be too indistinct to be accepted for a positive ID of Ebony.
ACP0005n26 we see a similar bent back shape here in Ebony, walking with his knees bent, Ebony's legs are shorter in relation to his back which is longer, Ebony has a prominant brow ridge that is pale, his muzzle is somewhat flattened in profile, Ebony seems to prefer carrying food around a lot and in his right hand.
I had the same idea yesterday and wrote something about it here: http://talk.chimpandsee.org/#/boards/BCP000000l/discussions/DCP0000es7. I wrote today another post because the brow ridge in Ebony seems not so protruded in ACP0005n26 as in the other videos. This might be the perspective, I am not sure. I think the hand issue is more than transport as we have now three video where he is moving (once in the lyanas as LSMale09) that cannot be easy without using the right hand.
I also think that the small round ball shape of the fruit makes it harder to hang on to so the chimps really have to clutch it tightly to avoid dropping it. Just my thoughts so far, can't remember if we ever get a good look at that hand.
Hi all,
in ACP0005wka he uses the right hand more to bring near the liana than to hold it. In the video ACP0005uil we can see his hand very close to the camera, and there is no fruits.
Yes, AnLand convinced me yesterday that there is an issue with the hand which is a very valuable clue for the IDing of Ebony. Excellent detective work!