I took some photos last night and had a whole blog post about night bags ruminating in my head, but then, today, this happened…
Negra finally spent some time in Negra’s Cabin!
The thinking behind the cabin that you helped us build through our 4th anniversary fundraising, was that the chimps, particularly fair-weather-loving Negra, needed a spot on the hill where they would be protected from the wind and rain, which we had both of today.
Here’s the full story of Negra’s big venture to her cabin –
Now that the snow is gone and we’ve had some warmer days, Negra has been spending a bit of her time on the hill, especially when we spread food around for the chimps to find. Below is a photo from last night of Negra heading back towards the greenhouse after gathering some sweet potato:
Generally, Negra’s been going out long enough to gather food, then coming back inside, but today was a little different.
The weather has been weird today. One minute sunny and warm, the next windy and overcast, and the next sleeting. There was a window of good weather around the chimps’ lunchtime, so we decided to set up a forage on the hill. We’re defrosting the freezer today, so J.B. took a hammer to some frozen watermelon that had been in the freezer for who knows how long and we included that in the lunch forage.
Jody went for the frozen watermelon in the cabin, and took her stash away as Negra approached:
Once in the cabin, Negra actually just sat for a while. I think and hope that she was realizing how great it is in there!
Jody got all of the watermelon from the cabin, but there was still some other food that Negra found:
Hopefully this is the first day of many that Negra will enjoy the warmth and protection of her cabin.
Every queen deserves her palace. Enjoy, Negra.
Wonderful! Now she just needs to take one or more of her blankets out there and she’s good to go for a great afternoon of napping and lounging! Go Negra!!
So glad that Negra came out to enjoy the day and take advantage of the cabin you built for her. You guys take fantastic care of all of the CE7. They are so lucky to have a sanctuary where they are well taken care of and loved so much by their caregivers. I am sure they feel the same way.
By the way… I wondered if any of the CE7 learned American Sign Language?
Negra is a beautiful Queen!
I have been waiting to see a picture of her for sometime and WOW I couldn’t get a better picture of Negra. To see a picture of her AND her being outside in her cabin. Life couldn’t be much better! Thank you Negra! You made my evening! 🙂
What a wonderful site to see Negra enjoying her cabin! We’ve waited a long time for this but it was worth the wait! Can’t wait to see what the warm weather brings. Thanks Diana.
Yay!
I’m glad Negra found a bit of food in there as well. That seems like it would cement in her mind that the cabin is a great place to go. I hope she got some sun on her back as she sat out there. Thanks for sharing with us this truly special occasion!
Absolutely wonderful news and beautiful photos!