Spotting any human behavior in animals is a surprising but sometimes endearing sight — ranging from cats being lazy, to crows holding grudges, all the way to African wild dogs holding democratic votes for their next hunt.
How about parental discipline... with a stick?
A nine-second video clip uploaded on Weibo showed a young chimpanzee who casually hung out with its family in a zoo enclosure before it unexpectedly threw a rock towards one of the nearby human visitors.
After the naughty chimp showed its mischievous action, a bigger chimp - presumably a parent - showed up from behind and spanked the misbehaved youngling using a tree branch, just like how some Asian parents would discipline their child.
Chinese netizens had different opinions — some commended the bigger chimp for disciplining the young one, while others said that using a big stick was taking things a bit too far.
Watch the video clip below:
Image and video credit: 五行属二/Weibo