Hare and Ellington were two old males living in Kibale National Park in Uganda. They were not related, but they made a good team. After a hunt, Ellington would extend an arm, a common gesture for chimpanzees to ask for food, and Hare would give him a piece of his meat.

Animal friend rule 1: don’t start your article with a paragraph that reads like two people copied a gesture for chimpanzees!