Saturday, February 23

The Naked Ape

Newborn Cinder had a beautiful, full coat of hair.  Nothing unusual, baby chimpanzees are born with hair, but what followed was unusual.  When she was about five months old, we noticed that Cinder was losing some hair. She continued to lose her hair and in a definite pattern, first from her lower body and gradually extending up until after close to a year, Cinder was completely bald.

Cinder :: Saint Louis Zoo

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