# Chimps display new fashion of sticking grass in their butts **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 21, 2026, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimps-display-new-fashion-of-sticking-grass-in-their-butts/1028668 "2026-03-21T20:10:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2026, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimps-display-new-fashion-of-sticking-grass-in-their-butts/1028668/1 "2026-03-21T20:10:42Z")
They’re just like us! Soon all of the runways in Paris will be following their example! [https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/chimpanzee-grass-butt-1.7583207](https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/chimpanzee-grass-butt-1.7583207) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2026, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimps-display-new-fashion-of-sticking-grass-in-their-butts/1028668/2 "2026-03-21T21:25:21Z")
Given what other primates like homo sapiens sapiens have been reported to stick in their butts, I think chimps are kind of cultured in comparison. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2026, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimps-display-new-fashion-of-sticking-grass-in-their-butts/1028668/3 "2026-03-21T23:03:45Z")
Butt-grass is sooo 2025. 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![griffin1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2026, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimps-display-new-fashion-of-sticking-grass-in-their-butts/1028668/4 "2026-03-21T23:28:52Z")
I don’t think we, as a species, are currently in a position to start taking the piss out of other species for their bizarre or destructive behavior 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimps-display-new-fashion-of-sticking-grass-in-their-butts/1028668/5 "2026-03-22T00:04:43Z")
Grassy ass may go viral. Please don’t tell Cynthia Enrivo. Well, keep it on the down low. Unless the grass needs mowing. 😀 ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimps-display-new-fashion-of-sticking-grass-in-their-butts/1028668/6 "2026-03-22T01:31:31Z")
Mr. & Mrs. Chimp got into a full-blown argument. Afterwards, Mr. Chimp tried to pick some grass in an effort to make amends; however, Mrs. Chimp was still mad. Not only did she not want the gift of grass but she told Mr. Chimp to shove it up his ass. Since chimps don’t wear clothes all his buddies saw him with grass shoved up his ass later on when they were hanging out & commented on it. Mr. Chimp, being quick on his feet replied that it was the latest fashion trend & that the Mrs. told him to do it thus starting the fashion trend himself. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimps-display-new-fashion-of-sticking-grass-in-their-butts/1028668/7 "2026-03-22T05:26:07Z")
Those monkey’s can hitch a ride _anywhere_! ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimps-display-new-fashion-of-sticking-grass-in-their-butts/1028668/8 "2026-03-22T06:10:12Z")
Oh lord. I just reread my post. I was not being racist about Cynthia. I meant cause she was always made up in green and wearing green clothing since she starred in Wicked. Nothing else. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimps-display-new-fashion-of-sticking-grass-in-their-butts/1028668/9 "2026-03-22T06:24:54Z")
Play some Chubby Checker music. They can sweep the floor while they dance the Twist. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimps-display-new-fashion-of-sticking-grass-in-their-butts/1028668/10 "2026-03-22T06:28:00Z")
No no Spoons, that would need broom straw up the caboose. Which is slightly more painful. Or so it seems(no first hand knowledge. At. All) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimps-display-new-fashion-of-sticking-grass-in-their-butts/1028668/11 "2026-03-22T06:42:54Z")
Omg. Mind blown 🤯 !! Apparently some whales in Puget Sound had a fashion thing as well. They were wearing dead salmon as hats. WTH? ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimps-display-new-fashion-of-sticking-grass-in-their-butts/1028668/12 "2026-03-22T08:21:51Z")
To be fair - _live_ salmon are not cooperative enough to be hats. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimps-display-new-fashion-of-sticking-grass-in-their-butts/1028668/13 "2026-03-22T11:02:22Z")
True. You’d have to find some way of making it worth their ~~whale~~ while ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimps-display-new-fashion-of-sticking-grass-in-their-butts/1028668/14 "2026-03-22T15:12:29Z")
This behavior in Chimps(whales with salmon hats don’t count) is likely caused from from the captive Chimps that are copying human behavior. It started with one Chimp putting a blade of grass in her ear. Other Chimps copied her copy of a handler putting a pen behind her ear. The butt grass cannot be explained so easily. 💬 Umm…I don’t wanna think about _that_ anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimps-display-new-fashion-of-sticking-grass-in-their-butts/1028668/15 "2026-03-22T16:06:59Z")
One thing I wonder about: All of the pictures in that article of chimps with ear-grass show it in the left ear. Is that actually part of the trend, or do they pick one ear or the other arbitrarily and it was just chance that all of the pictures were left? Because if chimps actually understand the concept of left vs. right, that seems pretty significant to me. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimps-display-new-fashion-of-sticking-grass-in-their-butts/1028668/16 "2026-03-22T16:26:43Z")
Hmmm…in the interest of science, someone should give each member of a group of chimps a smartphone and demonstrate how to take pictures and use Instagram. I’ll bet the results would be _verry in-teeer-esting._ [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zXos_BJBX-Q/oar2.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEYCJUDENAFSFqQAgHyq4qpAwcIARUAAIhC&rs=AOn4CLADvikD4xilMoYlg4xGBDUqxU9rqg&usqp=CCk) ](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zXos_BJBX-Q/oar2.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEYCJUDENAFSFqQAgHyq4qpAwcIARUAAIhC&rs=AOn4CLADvikD4xilMoYlg4xGBDUqxU9rqg&usqp=CCk) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimps-display-new-fashion-of-sticking-grass-in-their-butts/1028668/17 "2026-03-22T16:56:46Z")
Hey, not to brag on Bayliss, the tailless fearless smartest bestest hobo dog ever, _again._ But… He does know right from left. Two things that happened, confirm it. 1. I use hand signals with Bayliss when my voice don’t work. I can send him to go look or fetch. And come back. When I’m speaking or using his speak buttons we have _left_ and _right._ This stems from his long suffered toe nail issues. I combined the words right or left with the hand signal. He picked it up in a day or two. 2. The next thing was when I broke my foot and was hobbling around in a foot cast he mimicked me. If I caught him using the wrong paw I’d correct him. He knew exactly what I meant. He changed paws to limp on. See. Brilliance is not just for primates and cetaceans. Hobo dogs can be smart too. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimps-display-new-fashion-of-sticking-grass-in-their-butts/1028668/18 "2026-03-22T17:01:19Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Brilliance is not just for primates and cetaceans I’m still amused by the fact that chimps sticking grass in their ears and butts and orcas carrying a fish on their head are interpreted as signs of intelligence or brilliance 😄, as you put it, but I understand why the scientists have a point. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimps-display-new-fashion-of-sticking-grass-in-their-butts/1028668/19 "2026-03-22T17:55:34Z")
Ehh..cause I like to say my dog is brilliant. Comparatively primates and whales have more intelligence that a regular old dog. I’m not a dog trainer. I just know dogs. My dog(s). If I’m able to get a dog to do these _tricks_ it’s not because I know the right way to do it it because the dog is smart enough to be receptive. I’m not sure if I could learn what Bayliss has as quickly as he has. He’s one in a 1000, at least. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimps-display-new-fashion-of-sticking-grass-in-their-butts/1028668/20 "2026-03-22T18:01:25Z")
Oh, no doubt, I believe you, I have also met some really clever dogs and cats in my life. Don’t underestimate other mammals… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimps-display-new-fashion-of-sticking-grass-in-their-butts/1028668.md?page=2)