Monkey Business
Posted by at 9:52 PM
As Chris mentioned, we went to the Taronga Zoo this past weekend. I love the zoo. To me, zoo's are like a good wine, they get better with age...er, apparently I am like a good wine and I enjoy the zoo more as I age? Whatever.
Regardless, in addition to Tim Tams, monkey's are also awesome. And it's not really the monkey's that were awesomeness this weekend, it was the chimpanzees! I learned that chimpanzee's don't have tails, monkey's do. And if you were ever stuck alone in the middle of a jungle and needed a blood transfusion, you could get one from a chimp and be a-okay. That is if the chimp had the same blood type, which like humans, is classified as A, B, AB, and O.
Aside from learning about chimp blood types, I also learned the true meaning of the phrase "going ape." The chimps were CRAZY! And not just "oh hey, look at the chimp eat a banana, he's so funny" crazy, they were throw some feces-type crazy!
We were lucky enough to get there at chimp feeding time, which proved to be quite a performance by the Alpha male. I was able to capture what I believe was the essence of the moment in the photo below - Alpha male pummeling other male. Alpha male then stole a banana from a baby chimp and climbed a tree. All in a day's work for a chimp that would most likely be called a -censored- if he were a human...which he almost is...only two chromosomes short of being mankind (another fun fact picked up at the zoo).
So I learned a lot from my visit to the zoo, summarized below:
1) Chimpanzees are awesome.
2) The Sydney zoo is also awesome and a must see for any visitor.
3) The Sky Safari is the best view in town.
4) You too can be considered awesome if you visit your two favorite Americans in Sydney.
Until next time...
Regardless, in addition to Tim Tams, monkey's are also awesome. And it's not really the monkey's that were awesomeness this weekend, it was the chimpanzees! I learned that chimpanzee's don't have tails, monkey's do. And if you were ever stuck alone in the middle of a jungle and needed a blood transfusion, you could get one from a chimp and be a-okay. That is if the chimp had the same blood type, which like humans, is classified as A, B, AB, and O.
Aside from learning about chimp blood types, I also learned the true meaning of the phrase "going ape." The chimps were CRAZY! And not just "oh hey, look at the chimp eat a banana, he's so funny" crazy, they were throw some feces-type crazy!
We were lucky enough to get there at chimp feeding time, which proved to be quite a performance by the Alpha male. I was able to capture what I believe was the essence of the moment in the photo below - Alpha male pummeling other male. Alpha male then stole a banana from a baby chimp and climbed a tree. All in a day's work for a chimp that would most likely be called a -censored- if he were a human...which he almost is...only two chromosomes short of being mankind (another fun fact picked up at the zoo).
So I learned a lot from my visit to the zoo, summarized below:
1) Chimpanzees are awesome.
2) The Sydney zoo is also awesome and a must see for any visitor.
3) The Sky Safari is the best view in town.
4) You too can be considered awesome if you visit your two favorite Americans in Sydney.
Until next time...
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