Aww, humans weren't the only ones to get "lockdown blues"
Stacey reacts to this shocking study...
We've all been going through the most since the world shut down due to the pandemic.
Post-lockdown, many people have picked up bad habits or solitary behaviour.
A latest study on the effect it has had on primates has opened our eyes.
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The Guardian reports: "According to new research, some primates in zoos became more solitary and sedentary, and others displayed more sexually and physically dominant behaviour."
The study took the behaviour of bonobos, chimpanzees, baboons, and gorillas in a zoo and safari park in 2020 when they were hidden from the gaze of humans during lockdown and compared it with how they have been behaving since visitors have returned.
Furthermore, some of the effects experienced by these animals include less sexual and dominance behaviour, as well as solitary confinement.
The overstimulation of the crowds has also been a lot for animals to handle. Some are thriving, while others are finding it difficult to adapt to "the way things used to be".
We have no doubt that many humans can relate to this feeling.
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Stacey feels for these animals and hopes that they can acclimatise as things have started to open up completely.
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