Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest

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Archives for October 2008

Foxie and Negra

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Foxie continues to change… on Saturday, J.B. and I saw her display for the first time! She pant-hooted and even banged on the plexiglass window the way that Burrito does when he displays outside. I thought I was seeing things for a moment. Foxie is gaining so much confidence and obviously feeling more comfortable – I can’t wait to see what she does next!

Below is a photo of Foxie outside shortly after her display, with Negra behind her draped in a blanket.

And here is Negra – a photo I recently found and edited. I wish I could put into words how special and beautiful Negra is, but with images like this, maybe I don’t need words.

Urban Weeds shopping day today!

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For those in the Seattle area:

You have one hour before Urban Weeds opens, still time to drink coffee and read the paper, then get over to Freemont to shop at this fun store and help the Cle Elum Seven!  Store hours are from 10am to 5pm. Your shopping with give 25% of gross sales to the sanctuary (that’s a great donation!)

Here’s the address and phone number:

Freemont Ave at 43rd
Seattle, WA
206.632.7680

Thank you for supporting the seven!

Acrobatics

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During a game of chase with me today, Foxie decided to hang upside down from the roof. Amazingly, she managed to hang on to both of her trolls. I wish I had been able to capture her next act, where she let go with her hands and hung straight down by her feet.

Stand-Up for Chimps – so fun!

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Thanks to everyone who came out to the Nonprofit Comedy Night that helped raise money for the Cle Elum Seven, and thank you to the comedians who donated their time to entertain us. I had a great time! Based on the laughter, I would hazard to say that everyone had a great time. It was nice to see people who had only “spoken” through the blog and the forum meet each other in person. And it was so nice for me to meet some new supporters. The raffle was a lot of fun and the slideshow was cool to see on the big screen. Thanks goes to Margaret for getting prints of Jamie’s artwork as well as cards she made together for us to sell that night – both were a hit! We’ll have to do it again!

Keith at the mike (not doing stand-up, just thanking folks) with Burrito on the screen behind.
Keith (not doing stand-up, just thanking folks) with Burrito on the screen behind.
Comedian with another photo of Burrito from the slideshow on screen.
Comedian with another photo of Burrito from the slideshow on screen.

Pretty white things

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First off: I’ve never been so excited to do laundry before! Behold!

Everyone here at CSNW is SO grateful to our devoted blog readers who took it upon themselves to provide us with this top-of-the-line set up! Special thanks to Margaret and Karen for spearheading the effort. What will you think of next?!

AND, because I can’t just post a picture of a washer, check out Jamie’s attire of the day. She had this on yesterday too and I couldn’t manage to snap her sitting still. She’s a classy gal!

PS. Don’t forget to go to Comedy Night tonight if you’re in the Seattle area! JB, Diana, and Keith will all be there waiting to meet you!

Laugh and Shop

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We have a lot of stuff going on to support the Cle Elum Seven – I hope you can join us for these upcoming happenings:

Tuesday, October 7th: If you’re in the Seattle area, come to comedy night this Tuesday! Doors open at 8:00pm, and you can rsvp now using Evite.  You can meet Keith, J.B. and myself. You can laugh up a storm. And you can buy some prints of Jamie’s artwork, as well as cards that have prints of a watercolor of Jody that Margaret painted! If you caught the interview on the radio this morning, you learned all about Yoram Bauman “the stand-up economist” and his Non-Profit Comedy Nights at Seattle’s Comedy Underground. It’s bound to be a lot of fun and it will raise needed funds to help care for the Cle Elum Seven. UPDATE: THIS SHOW IS FOR 21+ ONLY – a new decision by the state liquor board.

Sunday, October 12th: Our first Holiday Shopping event is happening at the Freemont store Urban Weeds. 25% of all purchases on the 12th will go towards CSNW. If you’ve never been to this cool urban gardening store, visit their website then visit the store on the 12th.

Saturday, October 18th: Wild Birds Unlimited in Monroe, WA is donating 10% of their profits for the day. This store is a must-visit for all bird enthusiasts, and a great place to pick up gifts for the backyard birders in your life.

Saturday, October 25th: 20% of sales from the Seattle store Laura Bee Designs will be donated to the sanctuary. Laura Bee has all kinds of unique, stylish and customizable handbags and accessories. A perfect place to pick up unique gifts! Check out Laura Bee’s recent blog post featuring Negra!

Foxie Challenges Diana to a Clap-Off

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Those of you that read this blog regularly know that Foxie has been coming out of her shell. Every day now she seems a little more playful, and this huge personality is emerging from a formerly reserved and guarded chimpanzee.

My favorite part of this video is when Foxie does a “pirhouette”, a behavior more often seen in juvenile chimpanzee play. The “new” Foxie does seem younger.