What strikes me about Gremlin, year after year, is her infinite patience with her children. Twins are a huge burden for chimpanzee mothers and rarely survive. The fact that Gremlin's twins have done so well is a testament to her skill as a mother. I remember following her one day when her eldest son, Galahad, was still alive. He was at the age where he really wanted to spend more time with the adult males. Gremlin had met up with a big group early in the morning, but at about 10:00 a.m. she clearly wanted to head off and travel with just her family. Galahad did not want to leave, so he kept stealing one of the twins and running back toward the group so that his mother would have to go back. She kept patiently returning to gather the twin and setting off again on her own. She did this about 10 times, never once punishing Galahad for his behavior, until he finally gave up and followed his mother.