Chimpanzee does its best to fight covid, washing its hands and putting on a mask

Chimpanzee
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In the midst of the pandemic, there are no excuses for not washing your hands or wearing a mask as a chimpanzee in Chongqing, China, showed that it could do the simple tasks while it mimicked its zookeeper.

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The video of Yu Hui, the chimpanzee, has gone viral as he can be seen using a bar of soap to lather up, for almost a full thirty seconds getting in between both fingers.

Another clip in the same video shows the chimpanzee trying to put on a mask; while he does it unsuccessfully, the effort is still there.

This is not the first time a primate has attempted to copy its human counterpart. Earlier in the month, a video of an orangutan trying to put on a pair of sunglasses someone dropped into its habitat went viral online.

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