Dec 2018 Grooming

[@joelanders2038]

Gin grooming his beloved Decky.

[@grandmap3389]

Love how Gin smacks his mouth ♥️

[@lsubeastmode]

Where is Sakura and Bonbon? Haven't seen them or the others in a while.

[@debracalabrese5737]

If you look at Gin grooming Deckie it reminds me of Bonbon grooming Kenta only difference is Gin is not afraid of Deckie nor was he ever afraid of Kenta, I really must say that Cherry did an awful raising of Bonbon, I think Cherry is a chimp with a lot of insecurities and she passed them onto her son, I dont foresee that in Fubuki at all. I feel bad for cherry losing her mom pine and then having to raise her sister and then Bonbon...

[@eagse]

Cutie F is breast feeding while mummy's grooming and kissing him. That was very interesting to watch. Then later on Cutie F groomed Decky and then played hookie with him. He's so cute and a daredevil at heart. But one thing is he's very intelligent. Time flies as he'll be 3 years old in a few months time.

[@joelenec.9089]

Fubuki will be 5 years old. 👍

[@sassy0772]

Joelene C. Definitely too old to still be nursing. I guess Momoko will let him know when he's no longer allowed😁😁😁

[@eagse]

@@joelenec.9089 Oops... Thanks for the correction. Was too sleepy when I commented.

[@eagse]

@@sassy0772 Fubuki will stop nursing on his own maybe next year. Even human babies still nursed till age 4 or so. My youngest nephew is one of them. As one can see the bond between mother and son is very strong.

[@joelanders2038]

Is Fubuki overdue to be weened from suckling, or is his continued suckling normal for his age? Thanks!

[@debracalabrese5737]

About 5 yrs old most are weened from the breast, I have seen some captive chimps still try to suckle at 6 but mama says not and usually when breast stops producing milk mama will smack him one ....

[@ShinetheLightofTruth]

Sakura was still suckling at 6 and I imagine her twin brother was too. In the wild mothers seem to get pregnant again when the infants are around 4. Then she will the youngster to stop. The problem with all chimps is the controller breading, which allows youngsters to nurse much longer. Doesn't seem to have a negative effect.

[@bellestar5960]

I definitely see Fubuki becoming alpha is he is around Decky for many years too come. Decky is my absolute favorite and it really pissed me off that he’s missing a toe. There’s one video where he’s inside with Gin and he looked so happy to see a human up close, just his smile makes my heart melt. Decky is awesome and fair. ❤️🐒

[@corvetta0013]

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