AVJuv04-- AV/ Second Filou-Buddy-Juv unwell?

• by luca-chimp

  Here is another sequence with Filou and his buddies Marlyn and the other Juv. Marlyn is interested in te nut-cracking and always looking, if he gets some nuts. The oter juv seems ab bit lethargic (or just resting?) but for me it looks not really healthy. The belly is quite a bit distended. What do you think?

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  Posted June 25, 2016 6:09 AM

• by luca-chimp

  Great scene: Marlyn is sitting at the nut-crack-place. You can hear soft "greeting", than Filou is coming, mouth full of nuts, Marlyn wents beside and make space for his old buddy. ACP000fwhh

  And here it goes on. Second li'll buddy is arriving: ACP000fwhi ACP000fwhj ACP000fwhl

  The buddy getting closer 😉 ACP000fwho ACP000fwhp

  and more: ACP000fwhq ACP000fwhr here too, the second juv is much more cautious, and not so foreward in getting food (and he gets none), like Marlyn. For me he looks not really healthy, the eyes, the expression

  Posted June 26, 2016 12:12 PM

• by Snorticus in response to luca-chimp's comment.

  2nd Juvenile has nuts in the right hand so I think possibly waiting for a turn at the tool. See ACP000fwjg Also 2nd juvenile has been waiting for a while at this point - maybe just relaxing until Filou finally finishes.

  Posted June 26, 2016 8:58 PM

• by luca-chimp

  Is this "blown up" belly normal with chimps?

  Posted June 26, 2016 9:17 PM

• by Snorticus in response to luca-chimp's comment.

  That I don't know but I'm sure Mimi will talk about it if you post a question in the science thread "Questions for the Science Team" I'd like to know the answer to that too.

  Posted June 26, 2016 10:01 PM

• by MimiA scientist, moderator

  hey all, i don't think its really abnormal, that looks like a well fed family to me and just a rest (with maybe also an "unflattering" position for that juvenile 😉 ) BUT i am sending it around to people that know way more about this than me and they will post here 😃

  Posted June 27, 2016 8:52 AM

• by PauDG scientist, moderator

  Hi all, to me they look good, just eating and resting, but thanks Mimi for asking around. 😉

  Posted June 27, 2016 2:22 PM

• by MimiA scientist, moderator

  everyone i have asked says this is just a well fed juvenile 😃

  Posted June 27, 2016 4:30 PM

• by luca-chimp

  "well fed juv" hurray I presume ... the nuts 😉 Thanks a lot for asking around!

  Posted June 27, 2016 5:12 PM

• by PauDG scientist, moderator

  thanks all!

  Posted June 28, 2016 7:55 AM