Monkeying around! Astonishing moment two 'naked' chimpanzees suffering from alopecia start mass brawl in zoo enclosure
- Footage shot at British zoo shoes two chimpanzees with alopecia fighting
- Pair, who appear to be father and son, spark mass brawl with other apes
- Unusual primates run around the enclosure screeching and baring teeth
This is the astonishing moment two chimpanzees with alopecia sparked a mass brawl between a group of apes at a zoo.
The
video, filmed yesterday at Twycross Zoo at Atherstone, England, shows
the two angry chimps, who are completely bald, chasing each other and
fighting in their enclosure.
The
pair, who are believed to be father and son, begin their scrap by
chasing one another and baring their teeth while screeching before the
entire group of chimps become involved.
The video, filmed yesterday at
Twycross Zoo at Atherstone, England, shows the two angry chimps, who are
completely bald, chasing each other and fighting in their enclosure
The pair, who are believed to be
father and son, begin their scrap by chasing one another and baring
their teeth while screeching before the entire group of chimps become
involved
Speaking
about the ferocity of the fight the person who filmed the scrap later
wrote online: 'A few scratches and some minor wounds and probably a few
more scars.'
They are not the first chimpanzees in captivity to suffer from alopecia.
Scientists
believe as chimpanzees as so similar to humans it could be caused by
factors such as stress or trauma, which can induce alopecia in
humans.
Monkeys
and apes have also been known to develop an abnormal pattern of
behavior in which they pluck their hair - or even pluck out each other's
hair.
However, alopecia in captive monkeys is most often attributed to stress.
MailOnline has contacted Twycross Zoo for comment.
Speaking about the ferocity of the
fight the person who filmed the scrap later wrote online: 'A few
scratches and some minor wounds and probably a few more scars'
One of the chimps with alopecia appears to take on a group of its more hirsute enclosure mates
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Fascinating footage shows chimps with alopecia fight at zoo
Two angry chimps, who are completely bald, chase each other and fight in their enclosure at Twycross Zoo at Atherstone, England
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