“The chimpanzees have accepted us,” says the primatologist. “Look! The dominant male’s beckoning.”
It’s taken time to obtain the chimps’ trust because recently they got lured and ambushed by poachers. Babies got abducted, adults killed.
We venture from our camp. A harem of females, babies on their backs, beckon us, too. I wonder that they can forgive humans so easily. Suddenly, I realise. They were lured, now they’re luring.
I scan the trees encircling trees. Dozens of males are glaring down at us. The ambush!
It’s true then. Chimpanzees are fast learners.