If you are new to the blog, Jamie is our master tool user here at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest. When she has something on her mind, she tends to find just the tool to get the job done. Sometimes she finds small sticks and plants on Young’s Hill to use (the 2 acre outdoor enclosure), while other times she picks from an assortment of enrichment objects we give to the chimps.
Check out J.B.’s recent video blog post of the chimps using various tools at the sanctuary.
This afternoon, I was taking photos of Annie in the Playroom, with her leg up in the air, grooming herself. It was a quiet, peaceful moment, when all of the sudden, Jamie came running through the doorway between the Greenhouse and the Playroom. Her mission….
…yes, you probably guessed it. It was to get chunks of snow from Young’s Hill.
Once she dug at the snow, chunks came off and she brought them back to the Greenhouse to eat.
Such a clever girl! ????
Pink is her color !
Nothing better than a smart gal with a purpose! Poor Annie, I hope she wasn’t totally disrupted by all of Jamie’s excitement to get at the snow. Like Jamie, she’s another smart gal, she knows when to take it easy and enjoy a zen moment. ; )
I purchased a photo of jaime on the summer auction and love looking at her face and eyes. Such deep soulful eyes and so beautiful! She’s the whole package! Lol brains and beauty ?????????
I never stop being amazed at how smart they are. To know WHAT TOOL (THE SHOVEL) is to be used for that specific purpose just blows my mind.
I just LOVE LOVE LOVE that the chimps can do what they want and especially that they can go (or run) outside pretty much whenever they desire. Love abounds!
Somewhat to the contrary, I’m seldom surprised when any of your guests do something amazing. Their minds are so very close to ours in so many ways, even though there are huge gaps in our knowledge of what their life has been, given the background of each of them. They watch you, and of course, see you all using dustpans (very like shovels) and perhaps even shovels to do things around the site. Those eyes and faces tell me just how very aware they are. Nothing they learn to do really surprises me – unjust want to know more about HOW they think.