The Curious Case of the Hairless Chimp

It’s expected to see Chimpanzees full of hair, but not this well-built guy. The resident of Twycross Zoo lost his hair after suffering from hereditary alopecia. The hairless chimp became an internet sensation after being filmed in a “fight” that attracted over a million views online. Zoo officials reported that it was displaying and not fighting normal behavior for the massive apes.

The apes are known to showcase dominance while making a lot of fuss and noise. They love to charge angrily and pound their chest, as the 2015 “King Kong” film depicts. As per Live Science, chimpanzees are one of our closest living relatives, sharing 98.7% of DNA with humans.