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CNN’s Anderson Cooper Dons Bunny Costume To Amuse Some Apes

by Ray Rahman | 11:37 am, November 18th, 2010

“Who should be the bunny?” Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh asks two half-sister bonobos, superstar apes in the world of science. “Who should be the bunny?” The bonobos have achieved that status because researchers say they possess an unusually high comprehension of the English language, from simple words “like jello and ball” to “the abstract, like good and bad.” Apparently the apes are also familiar with the concept of humiliation—they answer Dr. Savage-Rumbaugh’s question by pointing to Anderson Cooper. Anderson Cooper should be the bunny.

“How am I the bunny?” the CNN anchor asks the team at the Great Ape Trust of Des Moines, IA. But before he can get an adequate answer, he’s given a used rabbit costume. “Be laid back,” the unsure Cooper said to himself. “See where it goes.”

You can see exactly where it goes in the CNN clip below. Hint: it involves a bib.