Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest

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Archives for January 2012

Happy 29th, Mr. B!

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Burrito, the youngest of the Cle Elum Seven chimpanzees, turned 29 today. As you can tell from all the food squeaking in the following video, he really enjoyed the party. Many thanks to all the supporters that helped make today a special day for him.

Burrito loves Adrienne, Marcia, and Ginna!

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Today is Burrito’s big day!  Burrito is a charming guy and has a lot of admirers – in fact, he’s so loved that three separate people have sponsored today in honor of his 29th birthday.  On Burrito’s behalf, we want to offer a BIG thank you to Adrienne Armstrong, Marcia Douthwaite, and Ginna Keulen for their generosity.  This is going to be one heck of a party!

Burrito is happiest when he’s eating (and he’ll be doing a lot of that today):

Burrito’s birthday is coming…

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Burrito is an all-around great guy.  If he had it his way, he would always have large handfuls of food.

Burrito turns 29 tomorrow. If you adore this guy as much as we do, it’s not too late to sponsor his day, become his Pal, or just donate whatever you can to keep his hands full on his special day.

Me and my shadow(s)

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Jody is often the first to go out onto the hill when we open it up these days. She may not go out right away, but once she builds up the initiative, she goes! And often Foxie is right there with her. Yesterday, Jody waited a long time before going out but then she all the sudden came charging into the greenhouse from the playroom and walked right out there, with Annie and Foxie right behind her.

But, later Foxie took “following Jody” to a whole new level:

And when Jody decided it was time to go back inside…

Foxie was still right behind her…

and Annie came running after

Stealth Mode

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As many of our readers know, Jamie is the most dominant chimp of the Cle Elum Seven. That means that if food is nearby, whether she is interested in it at that moment or not, the other chimps respect it as hers and avoid grabbing anything that she might consider her own. You’ll see a couple interesting politics in the following video. Burrito knows that Jamie has left some chow on the floor and abandoned them to start wrestling with Foxie. He’s waiting for a point where he can take advantage of that distraction and get the chow pieces for himself. Once he eventually gets his opportunity, Foxie catches him in the act, and wants some for herself. Although Jamie still appears uninterested, Foxie asks for her permission to take some chow… but Jamie decides that she wants to keep the few pieces remaining for herself.