# 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:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimps-display-new-fashion-of-sticking-grass-in-their-butts/1028668/21 "2026-03-22T18:18:11Z")
Kids these days. Typical ooo-ooo-ooo-mer behavior, with their 6-7 and TikTok and grass butts. ---
**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, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimps-display-new-fashion-of-sticking-grass-in-their-butts/1028668/22 "2026-03-22T18:20:14Z")
Don’t forget the poop tossing. Almost worse than the tide pod dare. ---
**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, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimps-display-new-fashion-of-sticking-grass-in-their-butts/1028668/23 "2026-03-22T19:42:53Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > To be fair - _live_ salmon are not cooperative enough to be hats. You know those bars with a neon “Live nudes” with an arrow pointing to the door hanging outside? They sure beat the alternatives. 😵 ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimps-display-new-fashion-of-sticking-grass-in-their-butts/1028668/24 "2026-03-23T18:10:27Z")
What does this say about those chuckleheads that attach tails to their clothing (or elsewhere) and call themselves _Furries_? ---
**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 23, 2026, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimps-display-new-fashion-of-sticking-grass-in-their-butts/1028668/25 "2026-03-23T23:47:38Z")
Oh come on. I can’t go there I’m still processing the reasons a captive chimp stuffs grass up the booty. I really really hope they are using it as natural TP. Or relief for piles. Worms? Too much of a spicy diet? Anything? ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimps-display-new-fashion-of-sticking-grass-in-their-butts/1028668/26 "2026-03-24T04:14:48Z")
There’s a picture of a chimp that allegedly has a clump of grass in its tailpipe, but I suspect it’s AI. ---
**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 24, 2026, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimps-display-new-fashion-of-sticking-grass-in-their-butts/1028668/27 "2026-03-24T04:35:49Z")
Nooooooooooo. I don’t wanna see. Not even a fake one. Please ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimps-display-new-fashion-of-sticking-grass-in-their-butts/1028668/28 "2026-03-24T12:34:51Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > The butt grass cannot be explained so easily. Being serious for second, the article offers the explanation: butts are important social signals in chimp groups and are looked at a lot. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimps-display-new-fashion-of-sticking-grass-in-their-butts/1028668/29 "2026-03-24T22:14:22Z")
I do know that anal scent is how dogs recognize each other. As for chimps and gorillas, I’ve seen those giant tumor things hanging off the rear ends of sexually receptive females, and wonder how they can mate with those things in the way. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimps-display-new-fashion-of-sticking-grass-in-their-butts/1028668.md?page=1)