You will see the females and subordinate males grooming Jambo as a pledge of loyalty to his role. He is a good leader and makes sure everyone stays in line but never gets too involved in the petty squabbles in the ranks underneath. Jambo is our dominant male (you will recognise him as he is the one with no hair due to alopecia) and up until recently has gone unchallenged. Our chimpanzees were moved over to their new home around a month ago and have been settling in fantastically well and loving their new space, moving higher than they have ever been able to before on webbing made to move like real trees. This was the drive behind our recently opened £3.5million habitat, Chimpanzee Eden. We have spent years running an award winning rewilding programme for our chimpanzees and ensuring that they live in as natural environment as possible, with as close to normal wild behaviour. The leader of the group can change and the challenge for this position usually comes from a younger, more virile male or a group of them. However, the leader isn’t a democratically elected one but a role won by some fighting and creating enough allies as back up, as well as being powerful and wise to convince all the rest of them to follow. A bigger group is usually made up by smaller subgroups and these groups are constantly changing. This male will play a vital role in keeping the group settled as well as offering protection when needed.
Forging friendships, creating alliances and having the occasional spat is normal for chimpanzees and part of their complex social needs, and like us they rely on these relationships to thrive and indeed survive.Ĭhimpanzees live in a complex society and each community of chimpanzees will have a dominant male.
Much like us, our close cousins revolve their life around socialising. We also wanted to take the time to explain what is happening currently within our group of chimpanzees. We want to reassure you that all of our chimps are doing well and are always being closely monitored by our expert team. Upon recent visits to Twycross Zoo you may have noticed arguments amongst our chimpanzee community. Jambo the chimpanzee and the challenge for power Think being a human is difficult? Try being a chimpanzee!
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