Jambo the hairless chimp is using a little stick to tend to his wound. I'm not quite sure what he is trying to do. Maybe he tries to get some dirt out of it.
For the people that don't know Jambo:
The question on your mind is, why is Jambo hairless? People also call him the “naked chimp”. Some people think they shaved him or that he is ill. The truth is, that Jambo has alopecia, a medical term for hair loss and he had it since adolescence. He is now 35 years old and with his hair gone you can simply see how powerfully muscular he is. Being hairless hasn’t stopped him from anything, rather the opposite as he’s the alpha male and at the moment still rules his habitat, but this is challenged by the younger male called Kibali. Which is completely natural and the fights aren't for the faint hearted.
You Saw Him as a Baby - Now Look at Him As An Adult #TwycrossZoo
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