Teco's First Birthday

Teco, a bonobo at Great Ape Trust in Des Moines, turned a year old on June 1, 2011, and he is a third generation bonobo being reared in a bicultural environment. Teco and the other bonobos at Great Ape Trust participate in a voluntary, noninvasive scientific research program directed by Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh that studies the origin and future of culture, language, tools and intelligence.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Teco's
• Birthday
• Party

[rftuttle]

words cannot express how badly i want to work there!!!!

[OrenBoder]

This is so beautiful; not just Teco, but the whole 'idea' behind this video!

[sumayasafia]

Zhu Zhu Pets!!!

[greekpanther1]

ITS A FUCKING BATTLE HAMSTER!

[Reganned]

what wasn't shown, however, is the part where teco ripped off his owner's faces

[Sabohaque]

He tries to eat his gifts because he thinks they're giving him food.

[74tamster]

I also would love to volunteer my time to help with these adorable animals

[74tamster]

so precious!!!!!



[J1zzardOfOz]

What i would give to teach this monkeys dad(and him when he gets older) what guns are-and what they do to a family member, then release him in the wild and track this motherfucker. would be just like killing a human. :) all the gritty emotion.

[XxDahamonnahxX]

who else is on a monkey videos streak?

[njdevil281]

wicked side burns.

[SElement91]

@doctorsensual77 Koko does use sign language and also recognizes spoken language. Kanzi doesn't communicate fluently in ASL but certainly knows quite a few signs.