Wonderful shot! Very intrigued- which chimps are which?
I believe that's Enzi sitting almost in the middle of the photo. Him (and Zuri) are massive. They've certainly grown at a faster rate than Taronga's juveniles their age.
@Zoofan15 She is a very large female already. It's not a surprise; I believe Zombi is the largest chimp overall, and Sandali the tallest, and Zuri is tall and broad. You'll notice the enormous hands on Enzi at not even eight years old yet-- he's going to grow into a very large adult!
@marmolady That doesn’t surprise me. The weights of Boyd and his sons I posed last week in the chimpanzee thread give an indication of how small they are for males. Clearly Tom and Yoka were small as Boyd and Gombe were the by-products of inbreeding this line.
@Jambo
From left: Gombe, Zola, behind them are Hannah and Happy, Enzi with the cup (and looking huge!), Galatea lying in front of him.
At the back, Zuri, Zombi and Lani are one behind the other, and Sandali is cross-legged beside Zuri.
Then Boyd on the right.
@marmolady Zuri's looking bigger than her dad! You can certainly see where she (and Enzi) get their size from; Zombi looks equally as huge and very muscly too. It'll be interesting to see a comparison between her and Kuma.
@marmolady I really wish genetic testing would be undertaken to identify subspecies in Australasia. It was proposed in the early 90’s but presumably canned due to not managing purebred lines. Stillborn and neonate deaths similarly aren’t paternity tested, but it’d be interesting to know nonetheless.
I suppose it is an expense that wouldn't achieve much in practical terms if chimpanzees are to be managed at species level. I personally find it an interesting subject, to the point of making educated guesstimates of subspecific make-up, so would be fascinated by results of such testing.
