Check out the swimming style of this guinea baboon. First breaststroke, then underwater with a nice splash, circling back to the shore. We don't know yet if they do this out of pure fun or if they gather some algae when underwater.
Sun, fun, and nothing to do - at least the little one just enjoys to play in the water, while the other ones are feeding on algae.
This male chimp demonstrates how quickly they are able to make a tool, test it and fish out some algae. Impressive!
Here are some African Clawless Otters closeups for you!
Green Monkey mommy having a tough day. Educational methods among monkeys can be pretty harsh.
The guinea baboons at our site CascadingArches, especially the young ones, love to swim and play in the water. But sometimes getting out is not that easy. Mum to the rescue!
There's some serious algae fishing going on here for sure. It almost looks like a competition because these long sticks remind us very much of human fishing rods.
Mongoose proto tool use
What do you do with an egg if you are a mongoose? Fling it down until it breaks - eat - enjoy! 😊
The baboons love algae too, not only the chimps. It's not exactly tool-use what we see here, but at least this baboon is clever enough to collect the algae from the branch - without getting wet feet.
The early bird gets the worm! Chimps rise early. Here they are climbing a fruit tree to gather some of the sweet fruits.
Go away, this is my trunk!! That poor duiker is certainly wondering what he did to deserve this! It's not often that we get to see cross-species interactions, especially not such funny ones!
On our site called EternalVictory in Western Africa, we got to see some forest buffalos again. They are the smallest of the African buffalo species and live in rain forests.
At this site (Eternal Victory in Outamba Kilimi National Park, Sierra Leone) we can see chimps using tools to both fish the algae from the bottom of the river beds and scoop it from the surface. Even the small infants are practicing this important type of tool use while overseen by their mothers.
Hippos roam their surroundings nightly to graze. Did you know that they can reach a maximum speed of 30 k / 19 mph?
Also male bushbucks want to look attractive. "Aren't I handsome, ma chère?" Unfortunately we haven't heard her answer... 😏
A patient African Golden Cat from our current site, Sunlit Ruins exhibiting a slight camera reaction.
The cameras at our sites are placed to record chimps. That's why we get a somewhat funny perspective of the larger animals, like this elephant bachelor group.
Chimp&See moment of Zen: Sometimes it's so nice to just watch the chimps relaxing. Deep breath in, breathe out, repeat 😊
Happy Halloween! This waterbuck has their costume ready, do you?
The stark contrast between the pale fur on a honey badger's upper head and the dark fur on its face contributes to its intimidating visual display, possibly acting as a warning to predators and rivals.
Despite its name, the Checkered Elephant Shrew is not a true shrew and is more closely related to elephants and aardvarks. Their long, mobile snout is used to sniff and probe through leaf litter and undergrowth to locate prey.
We only get a back-side view of this Water Chevrotain, but we don't see many of them at C&S, so any view is a great view. They are shy and extremely difficult to observe in the wild due to their secretive, silent behavior and preference for dense cover.
Giving itself an upside-down bath. Would this be a bat-bath?
We never get tired of watching hog tails twirl.
Yellow-backed Duiker tend to have more pronounced tufts of hair between their ears than other duiker species, possibly reflecting its larger size and more solitary behavior, where such visual cues may be more important.
There are several genet species within range of Prismatic Expanse so we can't be certain which one this might be. We just think it is beautiful!
Only a few spider species have eyeshine, such as wolf spiders. Whatever type of spider this is, it is seriously huge!
Having a prehensile tail has its advantages when searching this tree for insects. Now is that practical or is this practical? 😊
Whatever scary thing they see on the path, these Black Guineafowl are determined to plow through it rather than go around it. Silly birds! (And did you see the little chick behind the first bird in the line?)
Galagos are active at night, using their large eyes and acute hearing to navigate and forage in darkness. They live almost entirely in trees, using their strong hind limbs to leap between branches. Some species can jump more than 2 meters in a single bound.
