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After many design changes, Greg, our chimp keeper began construction on a termite mound that would satisfy the foraging nature of chimps. A frame made from #4 rebar and angle iron were welded together. Stainless steel tubes were attached so that they... Read More

A man-made termite mound with fixed tubes containing chimp gruel provides many hours of enrichment. To find out the details of the termite mound construction click here. The chimps use sticks which they find in the exhibit to dip into the holes... Read More

Mangoes and juice are frozen into a 5 gallon ice block. Popular flavors of juice are grape, strawberry, Hawaiian punch and orange.   The target behavior is foraging. Sometimes instead of fruit frozen into the block, mixed frozen vegetables are used. All... Read More

Ehu is shown here selecting a leaf from the banana stalk which she took to a higher branch in the exhibit. Lucy liked using the leaves to make a nest, while others ate them or used them to play and wrestle in.... Read More

(Thanks to the Virginia ZooKeepers) MONKEY BROWNIES (PRIMATES) 3 cups mashed banana 2 TBS baking powder 4 eggs (raw) 2 tsp. baking soda 1/2 cup Linatone l cup nuts l cup milk or water l cup raisins 4 cups monkey chow dust... Read More