Humanizing chimpanzees: How chimps are trained for Hollywood - BBC wildlife

Danny takes a trip to Hollywood, California to learn how it's possible to train chimps to do human tasks. Free animal video clip from BBC Worldwide.

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• California

[charlieHUscene]

awesome comment... your 100% right. Nice to see someone actualy say something like that. In today world its ok and not even thought twice when I remark like the GWB one is fine (i could careless about this statement, just using the quick example cause its here and you addressed it) but if someone made the very same comment, didnt change a single letter, or word in the statement except switch GWB with Obama, that night you would see al sharpton on tv running his mouth sounding like a moron

[aliveinsd]

Tee: You have no issues with calling GWB a 'chimp,' and no offense is taken. Yet, when we compare Obama to a chimp, it is wrong?

There is some disconnect here. I am not taking sides, but in my country we are guaranteed the Right to Freedom of Speech. No compromises.

The ape looks more like Obama! Let's see what happens now.

[TheAlSiratHides]

Liste, he looks like he's doing a solid job. To be honest, if this wasn't his typical behavior, the chimps wouldn't have responded. I doubt he's putting on a show.

[SElement91]

@coppersreno Maybe if we have to resort to physical violence to train chimpanzees we shouldn't be fucking training them.

[DJ1063457]

@Tangakkai lol planet of the apes

[BDill03]

Rick got quite defensive when the presenter asked him about beating the chimps which made me wonder.

Funny how he changed his name too since he's been accused of abusing the chimps.

The chimps smiling is what they do in the wild when they're scared so I wonder how he got them to do that on his command without scaring them.

[Tangakkai]

One day a chimp will hold his arm when he's about to show him something and say "No!!!!"

Guess from where thats from ;)

[siusejcnodesnepej]

the presenter didnt ask one intelligent question, he seemed to have made his mind up beforehand. Why would they want to beat chimps? These people have gone out of there way to work with animals, they are probably the exact opposite. Besides chimpanzees are substantially stronger than every human in the world and the staff will be aware of this. I am against animal cruelty but you have to have sufficient evidence before you suddenly say people are commiting it.

[RReederHunt]

We're supposed to be surprised that you don't see cruelty when an investigative filming crew is there?

[BooGooNFlowoo4Evoo]

That animal could tear his arms off on a whim. If he was cruel to them he could never handle them without a chain. Do wild chimp mothers cuff their children occasionally? If physical discipline is necessary, so be it. That animal is stronger than any human and it MUST have a healthy respect for people, or else it will be a public menace.

[encliticcopula]

@aliveinsd That ape looks more like your mother, who is probably your aunt as well.

Cultural context matters.

[MaxamillianArturo]

I heard the Obama Administration would be hiring him for the reelection campaign