Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest
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Get your bids in NOW! Check it out, make some calls to your friends, and let’s reach our $25,000 goal – this counts donations to Young’s Hill as well as bids on our fabulous auction items.
Below is the video that Jonathan Houser made about the Young’s Hill project, with music by Robin Washburn.
Thanks for participating in our first-ever online auction and for helping get the chimps Out of the Box!
Young’s Hill – The Dream from Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest on Vimeo.
Jody and Missy would like to thank everyone who participated in our recent Chimps’ Choice request by sending Boomer Balls.
It may be sunny and beautiful right now, but this morning was very chilly and gray. It was definitely one of those mornings where all you want to do is curl up on the couch with your favorite blanket and watch a movie. So, it was no surprise when Missy decided to skip breakfast and stayed in her giant nest in the playroom. I certainly don’t blame her, but that meant cleaning the playroom was slightly delayed. Being behind in our routine did not stop the chimps from being adorably distracting. Jamie was looking quite bored, so I poured a little bit of (non-toxic) soapy water on the floor in one of the front rooms and gave her a couple of brushes. She cleaned a very large portion of the room and worked on it for nearly an hour (am I losing job security?). As if that wasn’t cute enough, Burrito spent some quality time with blankets today, which is something that we just don’t see from him very often.
The first blanket I saw him “cuddling” with is one that has a skull and crossbones on it 🙂
Then, Missy distracted him with a playful game of chase. He later returned to the same spot with a different blanket:
And then it got chilly, so he moved into the front rooms. I would say it was a very good morning to curl up with a blanket!
This is one of my favorite sights: Jody gathering blankets for one of her huge, elaborate nests.
Here are some shots of the new mural. Thank you all for donating to this project. Though it was several months ago, you remain permanently appreciated!
Artist Kim in front of the mural, just after completing it.
Missy checking it out:
Steve Shaw sponsored today in honor of his wife Sarah Casey’s birthday.
Happy birthday from the Cle Elum Seven, Sarah!
The next chimpanzee birthday we’ll be celebrating is Jamie’s on October 31st. I wonder what she’ll be getting for her birthday…
Life with chimpanzees is wonderful, but it is far from predictable. Sometimes things don’t happen when you plan (and vice versa). Awhile back, we did a fundraising drive to raise money for a new door in the chimps’ enclosure. In exchange for donations, we promised to paint donors’ names on a new mural in the outdoor area. Well, we may be slow, but we do keep our promises! Today, volunteer Kim McAndrews (who is our volunteer graphic designer from Peach Design who designed the Out of the Box auction logo, among many other things) is working hard on that mural. Here are a couple of shots of a work in progress:
As if that isn’t enough excitement for one day, David Binczewski (of Booshoot Gardens fame) and volunteer Ken Mikkelsen are here helping J.B. plant the first round of bamboo on Young’s Hill.
We’ll be sure to share more photos when the projects are completed!
