This document summarizes Michael Enderson's observations from various animal exhibits during a visit to the zoo for Anthropology 101. It describes gibbons playing and calling to each other, chimpanzee mothers carrying babies comfortably in various positions, howler monkeys grooming after playing, gorillas eating and briefly grooming, a silverback gorilla ignoring children, and chimpanzees sharing food and seeking shelter from the rain with their young.

1. Zoo Project
MICHAEL ENDERSON
ANTHROPOLOGY 101
SUMMER 2015 #1106

2. GIBBONS
This gibbon was
brachiating through the
branches of the exhibit. He
was following the action of
the other gibbon. It looked
as if they were playing a
game of tag.

3. GIBBONS
Gibbon hangs from wooden
post and makes loud calls to
the other gibbons. A bubble
formed under its mouth that
filled with air and allowed it
to make a super loud noise
that riled up the other
gibbons.

4. CHIMPANZEES
Here is an unclear photo of some
chimp mothers at the Chimpanzee
Penthouse. The very young looking
baby chimps were slowly crawling
or knuckle walking to their
mothers.

5. HOWLER MONKEYS
This picture was
snapped immediately
after they finished
allogrooming each
other.

6. GORILLAS
In this photo, two female
gorillas sit far away from the
front of the exhibit and eat
some greens. During their
meal, one gorilla decided to
start grooming the other. The
grooming did not last long once
they continued to snack on
food again.

7. GORILLAS
This large, male gorilla
looked to be the silverback
of the troop. He sat there
munching on some leaves
while a group of children
were making noises at him to
get his attention. He sat
there calmly for a long time.

8. There were a couple baby chimps at the
chimpanzee exhibit that were traveling
on the backs of their mothers after
playing by themselves. No matter how
the mother chimp climbed, the babies
could always hold on. Whether the
mother was upside down or up very
high, the chimps seemed very
comfortable embracing their mothers.
CHIMPANZEES

9. A zookeeper tosses red
bell peppers down and the
chimps simply stuck their
arms out to catch as many
as they could. The
primates would bring
some peppers over for
younger chimps to eat.
CHIMPANZEES

10. Here is a photo of some chimpanzees
pursuing shelter because it started to rain.
Some chimpanzees decided to stick
around to collect the rest of their red bell
peppers. All the mother chimps took their
babies into the cave immediately as it
began to rain.
CHIMPANZEES