Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest

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Archives for June 2010

Missy and a coconut

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We put out three coconuts for dinner the other night and they were great for enrichment as well as food – they kept the chimps busy for hours. Missy was not the only one who used a tool to poke through the eye of the coconut and get the juice out. I don’t know if they learned that technique by observing humans or if that’s something they picked up on their own – either way, it’s pretty smart.

I love how this video shows many aspects of Missy’s personality – playful, athletic, a little silly and intelligent.

Jody’s sweet face

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Diana took some pretty awesome pictures of Jody cuddling with a giant stuffed dog the other day. You may have seen it on Jody Chimpanzee’s facebook page, but I wanted to share them here. So adorable!

Felicity Day the Third

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Today’s Felicity Day is from Deborah Kane-Wood. For Felicity’s birthday this year, she asked her friends and family to donate to the sanctuary in lieu of birthday gifts. The result was several Felicity Days throughout the year, so Felicity is being celebrated numerous times instead of just on her birthday. Not a bad deal! Plus, she knows the donations from her loved ones are going towards the care of her chimpanzee friends. This donation came during our 2nd Anniversary fundraising, so Felicity played a big part in helping us reach our goal!

Happy Felicity Day the Third from Jamie, Negra, Jody, Missy, Annie, Foxie and Burrito.

Find out how you can honor a loved one or chose a special day to sponsor by visiting the Sponsor-a-Day portion of our donate page.

“Like” Jody’s page on Facebook

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Hey, did you know all of the chimpanzees have Fan pages on Facebook? Now you do! I just posted a really sweet photo of Jody next to a giant stuffed dog on her page. See her page and “like” it to get all of the FB exclusive content: www.facebook.com/JodyChimpanzee. Search for all of the chimps’ pages by their name and like them too!