Today as the chimps were waiting for their lunch to be served, I caught Missy playing with a red blanketed lump, also known as Negra Chimpanzee. It stood out as particularly funny to me because, although Negra loves to wrap herself (head and all) up in a blanket, and although lots of the chimps, particularly Missy and Jamie, often play with blankets over their heads, we don’t often see Negra playing like this. I love seeing Missy bring out Negra’s playful side!
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Was that the Vulcan Mind Meld that Missy was doing to Negra? I love how all of the chimps revere and respect Negra….and also get her to join in the fun sometimes.
Ridiculously sweet!!! 🙂
Missy is the resident den sister. Really cute and nice to see Negra engaged.
So glad to see Negra enjoying some play time and what better way to end it than to be groomed by your friend. Thanks, Jackie.
I could watch them all day. Love the Mind Meld comment. 🙂
Some of the greatest joys I’ve had watching the chimps over the last four years (since they first came to the sanctuary!) is seeing them come out of their shells and exhibit behavior befitting a chimpanzee.
Burrito and Negra seem to be the two chimps that have had the greatest psychological hurdles to get over, so I take particular pleasure seeing them take another step towards chimpanzee mental wellness.
Seeing Negra play is one of those great joys. It’s hard to explain to anyone else why I can get so excited by watching a chimpanzee walk around with a blanket over her head, but anyone reading this blog (and the staff at CSNW) I know will understand.
🙂