Footage of great apes has revealed that humans aren’t the only ones enduring seemingly endless bouts of teasing dished out by their young who seem bent on pushing their luck.
Surveys of chimpanzees, orangutans, bonobos and gorillas have found the animals to be masters of the dubious art, initiating an impressive range of playful and sometimes somewhat aggressive acts ranging from the cheeky and downright silly to the fabulously annoying.
From 75 hours of footage taken at San Diego and Leipzig zoos, scientists documented 142 clear cases of great apes teasing their friends, most of which were instigated by juveniles aged three to five.
