Craving A Lazy Day? This Chimpanzee "Gets" It (Video Clip)

Feel like taking it slow this morning? Just follow the lead of this alpha male chimpanzee from Senegal.

by Barbara J King

Jill Pruetz/YouTube

We all have them: Days when we just want to take it down a notch, even as others around us burst with energy. David, alpha male chimpanzee at Fongoli in Senegal, had a morning like that recently. While other males vocalized (pant-hooted) with gusto, a perfectly hale and hearty David..... just couldn't be bothered, as this video bit shows. The clip was posted by biological anthropologist Jill Pruetz. Pruetz's ground-breaking discoveries at Fongoli include chimpanzees wielding spears as they hunt smaller primates. You can keep up with more of what Barbara is thinking on Twitter: @bjkingape

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