One of our heroes of the week has to be Santino, the chimp. We love this pic of him posturing in front of visitors. And we love this story about his elaborate schemes. more images of Santino here. “A lot of great apes, especially dominant males, throw stuff at people at zoos,” he said. “And I would think that this is something that comes naturally to them when performing their dominance displays. These are often aimed at making other apes move out of the way and, in effect, accept him as the boss.” Santino — the boss!

One of our heroes of the week has to be Santino, the chimp.

We love this pic of him posturing in front of visitors.

And we love this story about his elaborate schemes.

more images of Santino here.

“A lot of great apes, especially dominant males, throw stuff at people at zoos,” he said. “And I would think that this is something that comes naturally to them when performing their dominance displays. These are often aimed at making other apes move out of the way and, in effect, accept him as the boss.”

Santino — the boss!

Source: news.discovery.com

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