Missy feet on caging

Chimpanzee Feet

June 28, 2014 by Diana -

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Because a few people commented that they liked the photo of Annie’s hand posted on the blog a couple of weeks ago, I thought I’d post some chimpanzee feet photos I took recently. Like many of you, I really love chimp feet, in part because of their opposable big toe (obviously).

Missy has very petite feet. I often ask to see her feet and she sticks her toes through the caging to tickle my hand:

Missy feet on caging

 

Annie frequently holds her feet together when she’s relaxing:

Annie holding feet together

 

Foxie sometimes sits with her legs wide apart and her feet pointed in. Of course she has a troll nearbyf. Her right foot looks like it’s missing the small toe, but it’s just tucked underneath her foot.

Foxie feet

 

Here’s one of Annie’s hand (she has long, slender fingers), and Jamie’s sturdy feet.

Annie hand, Jamie feet

5 Comments

  1. Avatar Lorraine on June 29, 2014 at 12:02 pm

    beautiful….



  2. Avatar Kathleen on June 29, 2014 at 6:28 pm

    Great photos! I would love to have the back of my hand tickled by Missy’s feet! Their skin looks almost like soft, well worn leather — are their hands and feet soft to the touch?



    • Avatar Diana on July 1, 2014 at 10:31 am

      That’s a pretty good description – like worn leather. They are softer than some people might expect.



  3. Chris on June 30, 2014 at 8:43 am

    The photo of Jamie’s feet is almost eerie…that’s probably not the right term…but they look so much like human hands, gripping the edge of something. Fascinating…



  4. Avatar Christine Sumner on July 1, 2014 at 6:36 pm

    From a caregiver’s perspective, you guys “get it”. I have said it before, but I love this blog.



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