Maggie the Chimpanzee, San Francisco Zoo

Maggie is a female chimpanzee who resides at the San Francisco Zoo. She shares her enclosure with one male, Coby, and two other females, Minnie and Tallulah. Maggie is now in her later years (late 40s?). She is a very large female and perhaps the most dominant chimp in this group. While this group of chimps is very docile and does not exhibit the typical rivalries and dominance hierarchies found in younger and more dynamic groups, Maggie still seems to be in command (at least among the females). Whenever its time for the chimps to go inside for the evening, Maggie often herds the group indoors. Maggie is often seen in the company of Minnie. When these two pair off, Minnie is clearly subordinate to Maggie.

Maggie also shows a common behavior found among captive chimpanzees: coprophagia. This is evident at several places in the video. It is thought that stress and boredom associated with captive and sedentary lifestyles promote coprophagia in chimpanzees. Sometimes caretakers may try to reduce the behavior by providing more enrichment activities for the chimps that parallel their behavior in the wild (ie: providing or hiding surprise treats such as fruits or vegetables that encourage the chimps to forage or browse for food, thus occupying their time).

The filming took place February 8th, 9th and 12th of 2009. The video is designed to show the typical daily behavior found among this group of chimpanzees.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Chimpanzee
• Chimp
• Primate
• Maggie
• San Francisco Zoo

[jcr1800]

Hey I made this comment. lETS PUT YOU IN A CAGE FOR 40 YEARS WITH NOTHING TO DO AND SEE WHERE YOUR MIND IS???!!!

[salvolondon]

how old is Maggie?

[SammyBarkerTV]

lol

[IfYourHeartWearsThin]

lol two girls one cup style ;)

[imadethistocomment4]

omg this she is eatting her own shit!!!

[chrismagnum38]

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[mimizbby]

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[chrismagnum38]

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