This time last year, Zoom meetings were still fun — remember the novelty of them, the ease with which you could join, not having to wear pants with zippers? Now even a virtual conference call feels like it’s asking too much. If only we could share the wonder that these chimpanzees feel during their daily Zooms. The chimp troops at two Czech zoos video chat each other every day, eight hours a day, and somehow don’t get bored.
Both troops are stuck on mute — there’s only so much to talk about with a fellow great ape — but they watch intently as their chums on the screen eat, sleep, groom and go about their business during regular work hours. They even grab snacks before they plop down in front of their screens and watch the action unfold. Their keepers aren’t clear whether the chimps will end up lifelong friends or whether they treated the experiment like one long reality show binge-watch. Sounds like a win either way.
Article courtesy of CNN