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Foxie meets Honey B

April 23, 2009 by J.B.

As many of you know, Foxie likes to invite her caregivers to play with her by throwing trolls to (or at) them. Here, Foxie does the same to our chow chow, Honey B. You might notice that Foxie isn’t all playful – its as if she doesn’t know whether she should play with Honey B or display at her. So she does some of both!

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  1. Anna says

    April 23, 2009 at 2:02 pm

    Friend? Foe? Predator? Playmate? She’s not certain – but she’s definitely curious. And she wanted to make sure she got Honey B’s attention!

    Is there a reason you keep the ground cleared between their cage and the fence? Or is that just a remanant from construction that Mother Nature will soon take care of?

  2. JB says

    April 23, 2009 at 2:21 pm

    Its a remnant from construction. Mother Nature has already begun to reclaim it, and soon we will be planting some native plants and wildflowers as well. So many projects, so little time and money!

  3. Jeani Goodrich says

    April 23, 2009 at 4:19 pm

    Oh JB that is so fun to see. You will have to keep us posted as to Honey B’s and Foxie’s friendship and how it progresses. I can’t wait to see all the plantings and work after May2nd.

  4. Margaret and Karen says

    April 23, 2009 at 5:57 pm

    Our Foxie! Our Honey B! It is great that the chimps can see other creatures. Everyone is safe and can communicate without harm to anyone.

  5. Jeani Goodrich says

    April 23, 2009 at 6:01 pm

    I just had a thought… was Foxie trying to get Honey B to chase her? She looked liked she might be trying to entice a play date with her.

  6. Shelly Knapp says

    April 23, 2009 at 9:07 pm

    Oh now how fun is THAT?! 😉

  7. Tamela says

    April 24, 2009 at 7:18 am

    Honey B is so cute! I think she was ready to play but didn’t understand the game. She seemed very calm and comfortable around Foxie. Some dogs would have been barking and freaking out.

  8. Roslyn in Montreal says

    April 24, 2009 at 8:24 am

    Very cool! 🙂 I wonder what Honey B is thinking?

    I also like this video because it shows us a bit of what the view is like from the chimps’ perspective. Most of the videos are (obviously) focused on the chimps, so we can’t really get a good appreciation of the countryside all around them and what they can see from inside their enclosure.

    Man, what a change from their old (hopefully eventually forgotten) “view” of the inside of a windowless basement!

    I hope that you guys have a beautiful sunny summer!

  9. Roslyn in Montreal says

    April 24, 2009 at 8:41 am

    My previous comment about what the chimps can see from inside of their outdoor enclosure reminded me of another question I’ve been meaning to ask you guys.

    In one of the videos (taken back before the winter, maybe around the time when they were first allowed to go outdoors) I am pretty sure that I was able to see one of the 5x5x7 foot cages that the chimps arrived in. It was just outside of their outdoor enclosure and if I could see it, I figured that they could see it too. And I would think that being able to see that cage would likely be a constant reminder to them of their previous living conditions and would upset them terribly.

    I was wondering at the time if you were going to move the caging out of their view. So, have you moved the cage away from where they can see it? Just curious.

  10. JB says

    April 24, 2009 at 1:28 pm

    Hi Roslyn,

    The cage you mentioned is still in the field with the construction material. Now that spring is finally here, it will be moved (at our upcoming volunteer work party on the 2nd). While its impossible to know what’s going on in a chimpanzee’s mind, I’ve never seen them pay any attention to the cage. In any case, pretty soon they will all be stored behind the barn in a little “lab cage graveyard.”

  11. Cindy says

    April 24, 2009 at 3:38 pm

    I wonder if she was using “chase” to tread that fine line between play and display. I’ve seen that before. Too bad we can’t just ask and get an answer!
    It’s neat how they both looked intersted and engaged and not too upset! What a beautiful day!

  12. Roslyn in Montreal says

    April 24, 2009 at 3:54 pm

    Thanks for the reply JB. Although you’re right that we can’t know for sure what they are thinking, I’m glad if they soon won’t be able to see the cage anymore. It can’t possibly hold good memories for them and it’s no longer a part of their life. So I say, “Begone, cage!”

    😉

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