Kamala's background?

• by Snorticus

  We have seen Kamala in many clips with Marlyn and Filou but I don't recall seeing her with any adult females. Is she an orphan chimp like Marlyn? She doesn't seem old enough to be independent. Do you have any ideas about the nature of her relationship to Marlyn and Filou? I've been wondering about this for several months now.

  Posted February 14, 2017 1:05 AM

• by MimiA scientist, moderator

  Hi @Snorticus

  I don't have any extra info on this sorry, but to find out more about orphan adoptions check out this paper 😃 http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0008901

  Posted February 14, 2017 9:49 AM

• by Boleyn moderator

  Good question, @Snorticus, I was wondering about this too. Although she's mostly seen together with Filou and Marlyn she seems to be clearly No. 2 after Marlyn.

  Posted February 14, 2017 2:02 PM

• by Snorticus in response to MimiA's comment.

  Thanks @MimiA that was interesting info on adoption and chimps.

  Posted February 15, 2017 12:36 AM

• by MimiA scientist, moderator

  😄

  Posted February 15, 2017 10:23 AM