This morning the chimpanzees woke up to the first major blanket of snow for the season. Lucky for all of us, it was also a beautiful, bluebird sunshiny day. Jamie made sure to stretch her legs and taste some of the fresh powder out on Young’s Hill.
Archives for December 2016
No hard feelings
When you’re a chimpanzee, a kick in the face or a poke in the eye is all in the name of fun.
That Time Of The Year, Again
It’s here, it’s here! The snow has arrived! And the chimps know what to do when it starts getting cold and the snow has fallen.
Last Monday, I watched both Missy and Annie (and took the following photos), make the rounds on Young’s Hill, with a very specific goal in mind; to find ice chunks “hidden” within the various outdoor structures. It was indeed cold enough last week for there to be ice, but there was not enough moisture.
This morning, it was a different story. Missy and Annie set out on Young’s Hill to check all the usual spots where ice forms overnight, including in the bottom of this tire swing. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to get outside in time to take photos of them finding the ice chunks this morning when Katelyn called on the radio to say they had found some. So, stay tuned for more pictures of the chimps gathering their snow and ice enrichment in the coming months!
Annie
Missy checked the same tires (but none of the photos turned out where she was reaching in).
Here’s a couple extras of Missy on the hill last Monday that I couldn’t resist adding to the blog.
One of my favorite Missy action shots.
Chimpanzee Identification Contest
Do you want to win a 2017 Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest calendar?
If you can correctly identify each chimpanzee in all seven photos below, you’ll be entered to win!
Fine print: You can only enter once, so be sure of your answer before submitting your responses. The winner will be chosen at random among those with correct answers on Monday morning at 11:00am. If you are a volunteer of the sanctuary, you’re not eligible, because that wouldn’t be fair – but we’ll figure out another way for you to have a chance to win a calendar.
You can write your guesses in a comment below this post, or if you want more anonymity, email me: [email protected].
This is an “open book” quiz, so feel free to go through old blog posts and look on the chimpanzees’ individual pages (click on the Polaroid-looking photos at the very top of the page).
Here we go:
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Quality Control
Jamie gets a special kind of pleasure from trying to destroy things that I have just repaired.
Speaking Chimpanzee
Chimpanzees may not speak a human language, but they have their own way of communicating.
