We’ve mentioned foraging many times on this blog before. It’s such a fundamental part of being a chimpanzee, that we had one of the seven behavioral booths at our recent Hoot! gala dedicated to this activity and explaining how we find ways to allow the chimpanzees here to express this behavior. Anything involving food is exciting for chimpanzees, but finding it on your own is particularly exciting.
Yesterday, Jody won the award for stuffing the most foraged food in her mouth at one time:
Though Missy certainly gets an honorable mention:
These chimps never cease to amazing me! I get excited about food too, but nothing like a chimp! However, I can’t blame them. They get the best food, fresh, all organic, no sugar, and the food at some of their parties could be served at The Plaza! When are you going to have human forage on the hill? That would be fun!
That would be fun to have a human forage on the hill, Karen!
Have you tried planting vegetables on the hill ? I would like to thank Karen for all the you and your husband have done for CSNW.
Kathy – we have thought of planting vegetables on the hill, but haven’t tried it yet Perhaps next spring! Thank you for acknowledging the incredible contributions of Karen and Don, and thank you for your own contributions and being a supporter for so long!
Its wonderful to see these 7 beauties thrive in their CSNW environment, Life for Jody,Negra,Annie,Missy,Foxie,Burrito and Jamie, keeps getting better and better.
Thank you CSNW for al your hard work in keeping these precious chimps healthy,
enriched and treating them so well,
I think they know and feel that they are valued and that they matter,
5plus years ago, they were anonymous and unknown, NOW the whole world loves them ,,and know about them,