The Genius of Chimps

Now, we all know that when business is sluggish, and when you're running out of ideas for things to put on the TV, you need a back-up, such as...

...getting a professional skakeboarder (yes, this position exists) to team up with a chimpanzee!

The chimp is called Pan Kun, and greets the skateboarder very politely.

Now, with little more than a glimpse of how its done, Pan Kun is thrown in the deep end.

But look at that confidence:

On his second go, he is already standing up (sitting on the board was too easy)...

...but how will he deal with...

...a steep slope?

No problem!

Pan Kun also makes short work of the traffic cone slalom...

... the ducking down thingy...

...and, significantly, the all-important ramp:

But here is the best bit. After filming finished, Pan Kun took the board for a spin around the nearest public park without prompting. Here he is going around a corner at full speed. Perhaps some picnickers will be in for a surprise.

And this is very much like the market. Once the knowledge is out there, it is impossible to put the genie back in the bottle.