Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest

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Archives for November 24, 2012

In Memory of Dar Chimpanzee

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The CSNW staff lost a friend today. This afternoon we received a call from our friends at the Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute (CHCI) in nearby Ellensburg to let us know that Dar passed away this morning. All of our staff worked with the family of chimpanzees at CHCI during our time there as graduate students studying primate behavior.  Dar was a big, goofy, gentle giant who loved babies, games of chase, and endless somersaults.  He had a sweet freckled face and huge floppy ears that he never quite grew into.  We will miss him terribly.  Learn more about Dar here.

Thanks, Mom and Dad, for sponsoring today in memory of Dar.

Thanksgiving 2012, Pt. 2

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A few more photos from Thanksgiving day at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest…

Jody enjoyed the sweet potatoes:

Burrito tried to get every last bite of cranberries out of his cup and ended up coloring his face red:

Negra ate her Field Roast Grain Meat in the comfort of a nest:

Speaking of nests, the chimps made some nice ones after their big meal:

Annie was the big winner of the day. She was the only one who noticed that there were nuts and seeds in the decorations, so she quietly gathered them all before anyone else caught on. She also got the Thanksgiving pinata.

You know how can you tell when Foxie is happy with her food? She rubs her toes together.

It’s not hard to tell when Missy is having fun:

Online Store Discount

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The Thanksgiving discount for our brand new online store is still valid, so go get yourself some stuff and buy holiday gifts right now! Then enter the word Thanks as a discount code when checking out. Our store is the only place you can get:
 

Prints of the beautiful illustration by Philip Herman of the Cle Elum Seven on Young’s Hill:
 
youngs hill print

 

Ornaments / gift tags / wine bottle accessories with photos of the Cle Elum Seven chimpanzees:

ornaments

 


2013 Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest calendars (buy 5 for bargain price):

2013 calendar cover

 

Cle Elum Seven long sleeve t-shirts (two styles and three colors – unisex and women’s):