Posts Tagged ‘pan-kun’

Chimpanzee vs. Magician

A bad magician/comedian tries to impress chimpanzee Pan-kun with his tricks:

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Chimpanzee food challenges

A video of Ken Shimura taking genius Chimpanzee Pan-kun to various parts of Japan to sample local cuisine:

If you notice big changes in Pan-kun’s size between the clips, do not be alarmed. Some of the segments were filmed several years ago.
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Teaching a chimpanzee how to attack humans

Last nights episode of “Shimura Zoo” featured a segment in which genius chimpanzee was taught how to fire water guns at human faces:

Near the end of the clip, Ken Shimura urges him to attack some dummies. Pan-kun really seems to enjoy pouncing on them and punching them.

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Eating Japanese food with a chimpanzee

Genius chimpanzee Pan-kun was taught how to eat various foods on last night’s episode of “Shimura Zoo”:

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Learning Japanese business etiquette from a Chimpanzee

On last night’s episode of “Shimura Zoo,” genius chimpanzee Pan-kun was made a company president so that NTV’s newest announcers could practice their business etiquette.

First, the announcers introduce themselves to Pan-kun and present business cards:

Next, they must show off their news announcing skills about observing Pan-kun’s actions and giving live commentary:

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Video: Chimpanzee riding a Segway

Amazing chimpanzee performer Pan-kun is back! On last night’s episode of Shimura Zoo, he celebrated his 7th birthday by taking a ride on a Segway personal transporter:

Pan-kun impressively managed not to seriously injure himself, but he did have a few close calls!