• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest

Hope. Love. Home. Sanctuary for primates.

  • Our Family
    • The Chimpanzees
    • The Cattle
  • Blog
  • About Us
    • Visiting the Sanctuary
    • Philosophy
      • FAQs
      • Mission, Vision & Goals
      • Privacy Policy
    • The Humans
      • Staff
      • Board of Directors
      • Founder
    • Annual Reports
    • The Future of CSNW
    • CSNW In The News
  • You can help
    • Donate
      • Become a Chimpanzee Pal
      • Sponsor A Day
      • Transfer Stock
      • Crypto Donations and NFTs
      • Be A Produce Patron
      • Become a Bovine Buddy
      • Give from your IRA
      • Personalized Stones
      • Bring Them Home Campaign
    • Leave A Legacy
    • Employment Opportunities
    • Volunteer
    • See Our Wish List
    • Events
  • Resources
    • About Chimpanzees
    • Enrichment Database
    • Advocacy
      • Apes in Entertainment
        • Trainers
        • Role of the AHA
        • Greeting Cards
      • Chimpanzees as Pets
      • Roadside Zoos
      • Chimpanzees in Biomedical Research
      • Conservation
        • African Apes
        • Orangutans
  • Shop
    • Merchandise Store
    • Bookstore
  • Contact
  • Donate

Distractions

January 19, 2011 by Elizabeth

I’m going to be honest: Sometimes it’s just more fun to watch the chimpanzees play than it is to scrub the playroom. JB and I had a hard time making any significant progress this morning because the chimps were on fire (figuratively speaking)! We had some serious sun today, and relatively mild temperatures, which meant the greenhouse was warm and inviting. Foxie, Missy, and a troll doll had a lengthy play session on and around one of the window ledges; I’ll do my best to post that footage tomorrow.

For now, here’s a video of Annie reprising her stand-on-Missy game from this past summer (see that video here).

Share
Tweet
Share
Pin
AnnieMissyPlaySanctuary

Share

Share
Tweet
Share
Pin

Subscribe To Blog Via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Linda (Portland, OR) says

    January 19, 2011 at 8:00 pm

    I think I used to stand on my little brother just like that!! Looks like those 2 girls had more fun though. Loved the way Missy kept swatting Annie’s feet away!

  2. Julie Harding says

    January 19, 2011 at 8:25 pm

    I always love watching the play between these two good friends. I also love seeing Negra (I’m assuming) loving the sunshine with the blanket covering her, as always.

  3. Brenna says

    January 19, 2011 at 10:58 pm

    Funny stuff. I like how she was actually stepping around. 🙂

  4. Gayle says

    January 20, 2011 at 10:00 am

    Two happy girls!!!!

  5. Kate says

    January 20, 2011 at 8:17 pm

    That is hilarious!! I nearly fell off my chair! How could you not watch that all day long?! I love the moment when Annie just stands still on Missy’s back, both their little bare chimp bums facing the camera. Too cute. 🙂

  6. Denice Mikkelson says

    January 20, 2011 at 8:48 pm

    As a volunteer I think my “job” is to be as helpful as possible in all area’s of the sanctuary. With that said I do find myself just standig in the back ground watching chimps and not being very productive. Some how the play room always gets cleaned and I get to watch chimps groom, play and nap. I think that’s called a win win.

    • marie cross (uk) says

      January 21, 2011 at 3:30 pm

      im sure observation skills are a most important quality in a volunteer Denice ! 🙂

  7. Kate says

    January 21, 2011 at 6:52 pm

    I cannot stop watching this video – it cracks me up!! Annie’s feet just going and that last bit when Missy falls over laughing is so funny! I laugh out loud every time I watch this. Which is a lot! 🙂

  8. Eriuc Dodge says

    January 22, 2011 at 10:47 am

    Wow I love seeing Negra so active, not to exclude the noticeably increased social activity in the others as well. To Denice; It’s to bad you don’t have any chimps under the age of about 7 to care for. Personal experience showed me the best way to clean their environment productively, and watch them, was to just climb in with them and clean away. This only apply’s for those chimps younger than 7 years old though. Sometimes they even help with the water hose (soaking their caregiver in the process and laughing it up).

Previous Post
x-mas tree forage
Next Post
Happy Birthday Debbie Redwine

Primary Sidebar

Archives

Calendar of Blog Posts

January 2011
M T W T F S S
 12
3456789
10111213141516
17181920212223
24252627282930
31  
« Dec   Feb »

Categories

SUBSCRIBE TO BLOG VIA EMAIL

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER

Footer

PO Box 952
Cle Elum, WA 98922
[email protected]
509-699-0728
501c3 registered charity
EIN: 68-0552915

Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest Nonprofit Overview and Reviews on GreatNonprofits
Official DDAF Grantee

Menu

  • The Chimpanzees
  • Blog
  • About Us
  • You can help
  • Resources
  • Contact
  • Donate

Proud Member of

Connect With Us

Search

Copyright © 2022 Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest. All Rights Reserved. Site by Vegan Web Design