Burrito is often intimidated by new things, so while we all had high hopes, we never really expected him to explore Young’s Hill all too much (fun fact: almost ALL the caregivers wore Burrito shirts on day one of letting the chimpanzees out onto the hill. That was not planned– but a great way to cheer him on apparently, as he went right out when the door was opened!). He has completely surprised all of us and is surprisingly comfortable out there, though has never ventured too far away from the safety of the greenhouse. But as Diana mentioned in yesterday’s blog post, Burrito spent some significant time out there foraging and exploring areas we haven’t seen him explore yet, including the bamboo and the furthest climbing structure. The interesting thing is that Jamie was the one leading the way for him! While I wouldn’t call them enemies, I also wouldn’t call them the best of friends either. Jamie often picks on Burrito and treats him like her annoying little brother, so it was really nice to see that yesterday Jamie decided to treat him like a buddy.
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“…like her annoying little brother…” LOL Poor Burrito. So proud of him for venturing outside of his comfort zone.
Hooray for Burrito. Looked like at the end he decided not to follow Jamie out on the webbing. Maybe next time. Many thanks, Jackie.
Great video! Like having a National Geographic special of my very own to watch!!
how wonderful. It must have been quite hot yesterday so nice to see them still ventured out.
Goes to show that even an (sort of)older sister has to be nice once in a while. 🙂 I speak from experience. 😉
Good for Mr. B getting out there!
It is so good to see these girls and guy becoming more and more comfortable and happy in their first real home – in a place where they can feel safe. Don’t know if any of you have ever watched the TV show, As Time Goes By with Judi Dench (British comedy) but as Lionel’s father says, “Rock On”!!
I still get a thrill seeing them out in the tall grass, birds chirping in the background…so natural and such a wonderful life for them now!
I’m sure Burrito didn’t want to seem like a wuss in front of Jamie – good for him for challenging his own fears!