Koruza
Body
Needs rise and fall all day. Food fixes hunger, grooming fixes loneliness, sleep fixes tiredness.
Mood and personality
Mood comes from what's happening. Personality is set at birth and sticks.
Skills
They grow with practice: play builds climbing, feeding builds foraging, hunts build hunting.
Rank
Males climb by winning contests. The one on top is the alpha, the boss of the community.
- 1Tavuni
- 2Mbelo
- 3Koruzayou are here
- 4Sanaki
- 5+ 4 more
Family
Mom and siblings matter most. Dad is in the records, but no chimp knows who he is.
Friends and rivals
Grooming and backing each other up build bonds. A fight leaves tension that fades over a few weeks, faster if they make up.
- Mbeloally
- Rukasobrother
- Sanakitense, fought yesterday
Memory
A diary that summarizes itself. Fresh moments stay detailed, months get condensed, and each year becomes one entry kept for life.
- Just now: started grooming Mbelo
- 2 h ago: lost a fight with Sanaki
- 5 h ago: heard strangers to the east
- Last month: groomed most with Mbelo; backed by Rukaso 6 times; made up with Sanaki twice
- Last year: climbed to rank 3; closest friend Mbelo