I’ve always loved the way chimpanzees sit. They each seem to have their own unique pose when they’re relaxed. They might cross their arms a certain way, or prop an elbow on their knees – some even clasp their toes together.
Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest
Hope. Love. Home. Sanctuary for primates.
Annie looks very relaxed and content with the sun softly shining on her JB ~ certainly a tribute to you and the staff. How satisfying that must be 🙂
Yet another beautiful photo ~ these portraits have all been just wonderful!! It makes my day to check the blog & find another special picture or video to enjoy!! It sounds like they each have there own unique mannerisms just like people do….must be something in their DNA. 🙂
What a relaxed beautiful lady. I agree, these portraits are indeed a tribute to the care the C7 staff give, day in and day out.
Another wonderful warm fuzzy for me looking at the portraits.
Thank you so much for sharing.
What a beautiful lady she is!!! Do the females, like Jamie likes to wear ties, necklaces and sort, like Moja, she always liked to dress up in red, she had a fovorite dress, do the female chimps have this type of behavior???? And I know you arfe really tired of this one, but, does Burrito have a special lady in the house, they are all in his family but you know what I mean without having to spell it out, do you have to separate them or do you let nature take its course, that is saying it blogging correct right?
Here is an evite to all the bloggers of CSNW, click on the below link to take you to the CSNW myspace friends invite page, fill out the info and you are in !!!
http://www.myspace.com/reloc.cfm?c=2&id=342f9da1-eed4-4327-81f8-36303dca9d1d
I guess you will have to copy and past to your browser, Diana has already got the blog set up there also, so come on everyone, lets get the party started, the more friends we have the more we will grow and grow and spread the word about “The Cle Elum Seven”! Margaret I hope to see you there soon, I wish I could come over and help you! Where do you live anyways, Margaret and Karen?? That is another on the myspace page , We can see where everyone is from! Any questions about anything please ask, I am more then happy to help get everyone set up!!
Thanks!
Shelly C
OK How cool is this!!! I just talked to Shelly K who told me Virgil at Save the Chimps is Annie’s son. Well, guess what I figured out? Angie, Foxie’s daughter, and Virgil are in the same family group to go to the Florida sanctuary. They will be together for the rest of their lives. I just wanted to cry with a mix of joy and tears. Joy that they are together as Foxie and Annie are, but tears because they aren’t with their moms. I am so glad they are in a sanctuary together.
Phenomenal pose! :o)
I nned a picture of Virgil , I will do it tomarrow, also I have started the photo album on myspace of the ccc;s and so far we have , Margaret, Jeanie, Tamela and myself. Anyone else that would like their pics in the album please send a pic to [email protected],com
Thanks! Shelly c
Annie is so beautiful in this photo. I just read up on Virgil, what a sweetie he is, a cuddly teddy bear.
So beautiful! I want to give her a hug!
Have to give credit where credit is due ~ it was Audrey’s son Brian Osborne who found Annies’ son Virgil!!
what a great thoughtful & soulful photo of Annie
her face expression & her body language looks kinda like she’s about to say something like: “Y’know…”
possibly maybe she’d be pondering or saying something like:
“Y’know .. that J.B., Sarah, Diana & Keith..them there are some real special folk…” (I can picture her slightly bobbing her head up & down in aggree-ance (is that a word?) with her thought)
or “Y’know…that was such a tasty snack that we just had…”
whatcha thinkin’ about Annie? (the possibilities are endless!)
whatever it is, I hope your thoughts are confident & pleasant
if I can remember correctly – I think that Foxie likes to hang out with Burrito ..
(whether they do the hanky panky or not, I don’t know .. if these guys were Bonobos – they’d probably be doing the cha cha and the hanky panky often!)
Such a beautiful photo! She looks very happy and content. Well done Diana, JB and all the staff and volunteers!
Shelly K- I asked about Virgil being Annie’s son back on Aug. 25th, under the title- Foxie’s Daughter. No one ever answered the question. Was it confirmed that Virgil is indeed Annie’s son?
oh! yes! Brian Osborne asked the same question and Sarah was able to confirm!! 🙂 Isn’t that awewome?!?
That’s wonderful!!!
It never ceased to amaze me how they may resemble their family members, yet they each have their own individual looks, they are not identical, (much like humans).
I found a web site that had some pix of Yerkes chimps, side by side, it was again amazing how different they all look. that alone should of made the researchers realize there was something different, special, unique about chimpanzees.
Thanks again for all the wonderful pix and info.
Wanda, it isn’t just chimps where you can tell differences. Working with other wildlife I have found I can tell the squirrels and raccoons apart, not only by their personalities but also their looks. And we are usually working with 40 of each kind at a time during baby season.
I think if everyone just looked close enough, and cared, about other species they would be able to see the differences. The world would definitely be a better place if we cared about the other species as much as we care about ourselves. OK, I’m preaching to the choir!! Have a good night everyone.
I agree Wanda & Jeani ..
btw, hello Wanda .. I recognize your name from the V N P Gorillas website that I frequent .. I pray for all the brave & dedicated rangers, the gorillas, the people & families in that war-torn area (a lot of Africa really) .. blows my mind .. the situations there are very scary complex & complicated (it doesn’t have to be) .. wish that I could do more ..