Trendy Chimps
By RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (87147)
Daytona Beach, Florida
July 19, 2025 4:07pm CST
Chimpanzees living in a sanctuary in Africa have developed a “fashion trend” for dangling blades of grass or sticks from their ear holes and their behinds, a new study shows.The behavior is more of a “fashion trend or social tradition.
It all started 15 years ago, when researchers at the Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage Trust chimpanzee sanctuary in Zambia noticed that when a female chimp started sticking objects in her ear, the rest of her group eventually followed suit. There was no practical need for grass and sticks to belong in their ears, researchers noted — they were merely following a trend set by the most fashion-forward chimp among them.
As they say - whatever floats your boat.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/10/science/chimpanzees-grass-behavior-scli-intl?utm
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@Traceyjayne (3393)
• United Kingdom
20 Jul
Hoe funny ….i wonder if they started any other trends ….
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@RasmaSandra (87147)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Jul
@Traceyjayne with some human fashion trends I have seen I would rather follow the chimps on some other trends
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@Traceyjayne (3393)
• United Kingdom
20 Jul
@RasmaSandra ….lol….yes I agree with you about that .
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@DaddyEvil (154169)
• United States
20 Jul
They're trying to keep up with the humans they interact see/interact with... Why shouldn't they make themselves look beautiful if they want?
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@RasmaSandra (87147)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Jul
@DaddyEvil you are absolutely right I mean some human fashions seem rather ridiculous so let the chimps do as they please
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@RasmaSandra (87147)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Jul
@JudyEv in this crazy world these chimps might start behaving better than some humans out in the world
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@JudyEv (359044)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jul
@RasmaSandra They probably already do that! 
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@Deepizzaguy (112145)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 Jul
That is interesting that chimpanzees can start a fashion trend.
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@RasmaSandra (87147)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Jul
@Deppizzaguy and remembering some human fashion trends I would rather consider something the chimps might offer, I wonder what they would think about wearing hats I have one too many,
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@LindaOHio (195216)
• United States
20 Jul
I seriously believe that eventually monkeys will evolve even further. Interesting post.
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@RasmaSandra (87147)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Jul
@LindaOHio right now a chimp in the Oval Office might turn things around
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@LindaOHio (195216)
• United States
21h
@RasmaSandra Interesting. Could probably do a better job.
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@Nakitakona (58250)
• Philippines
20 Jul
Their instincts prompted them I presumed
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@RasmaSandra (87147)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Jul
@Nakitakona unlike humans who sometimes are reckless following senseless trends at least the chimps do what they feel is right
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@Nakitakona (58250)
• Philippines
21 Jul
@RasmaSandra well humans are weird. They deviate their activities from the normal social norms.
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@crossbones27 (50950)
• Mojave, California
19 Jul
Doesn't it sound like they impersonating us with and jewelry. We seem to come from one of them, which ones, no one seems to know, ape something and yet now they copying us and we come from them. I find that funny.
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@crossbones27 (50950)
• Mojave, California
19 Jul
@RasmaSandra Hey, we all family. Be good to your family.
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@RasmaSandra (87147)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Jul
@id_peace they certainly show that they think and they do
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@Vikingswest1 (7043)
• United States
19 Jul
Monkey see, monkey do.
Imitating humans, no doubt. I have read that some chimps have been known to carry tools with them. Usually a stick that has the right bend for a task they plan on doing.
It's funny that, like humans, other chimps will copy another chimp wearing swag, lol.
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@RasmaSandra (87147)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Jul
@Vikingswest1 sometimes for some things it might even be better to follow chimps than how some humans act
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@wolfgirl569 (119622)
• Marion, Ohio
19 Jul
I am guessing she was imitating a person she seen
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@RasmaSandra (87147)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Jul
@wolfgirl569 as long as it works for the chimps
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@garymarsh6 (23527)
• United Kingdom
20 Jul
Funnily enough last night l saw a video of a mother gorilla rearranging some straw she beckoned her baby to come & the baby threw the straw up in the air & walked off. The mother just sat there then raise both hands over the tops of her eyes in disbelief. I thought it was funny how she reacted like a human & was exasperated with the babies behaviour! 
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@RasmaSandra (87147)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Jul
@garymarsh6 I am sure that eventually she got that baby to bed but some reaction probably the lady gorilla got a headache
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@RasmaSandra (87147)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Jul
@Ronrybs with chimps you never know perhaps
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@Ineeddentures (11433)
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19 Jul
They really are quite clever and chimps and apes and monkeys and gorillas etc etc
Our nearest relatives
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@RasmaSandra (87147)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Jul
@Ineeddentures who knows they might take over the world
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@Marilynda1225 (85435)
• United States
3h
Thats not something I've heard before but I'm not surprised.
