Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest

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Archives for February 2017

Winter Adventures

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The sun came out this morning and the chimpanzees eagerly ventured outside for some snow.

I’m pretty sure that Jody was feeling the love from her new Chimpanzee Pals!

Jody

Jody

Jody

Thank you to everyone who is an existing or new Chimpanzee Pal and to everyone who has made a Share the Chimp Love donation so far!

 

Here’s Missy with Jody behind her:

Missy

 

And here’s Foxie with Annie behind her. The path through the snow makes it a single file adventure:

Foxie and Annie

Foxie & Annie

 

We understand that Dr. Elliott Sumers, whose birthday is tomorrow, and his family are experiencing their own winter adventures. We hope they had fun in the snow today too!

 

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Happy Birthday, Stanley!

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This day of sanctuary was sponsored by one of our wonderful chimp family members, Jamie Reagin, in honor of her dad, Stanley Friedman, on his birthday! Happy Birthday, Stanley!

It always makes us so happy to have the privilege to share in honoring our supporters and their loved ones. Each of our supporters contributes to the chimpanzees’ lives and well-being in a myriad of ways, all playing a vital role in making a lasting difference in the chimps’ lives. And Jamie is one of several generous souls who are akin to having Amazon Wishlist fairy godmothers, who generously keep the chimp house stocked with all the things (fun and not so fun) that the humans need to keep the chimps happy and healthy, and their home running smoothly.

Jamie, thank you for sponsoring today for your dad and for all you do to help care for the chimps! We are so happy to be able to celebrate with you all today!

Stanley, all of us here at CSNW wish you the happiest of birthdays! We hope you have a wonderful day! The chimps are pretty big partiers and celebrate life in a variety of ways so in case you need any ideas on how to spend your special day, here are a few from the chimps:

Boss lady, Jamie, putting her feet up and relaxing:

Burrito, of course:

Foxie enjoying a smoothie:

A Missy adventure:

missy holding snow

A Jody adventure:

Annie and friend, Foxie:

Negra nesting in the sun:

Lunch Forage

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The chimps would like to wish an early happy birthday to a not-so-secret admirer. Dr. Elliott Sumers has a birthday coming up in a couple of days and his wife Anne made a generous donation in his honor.

We’ll have an “official” celebration on Sunday, but wanted to start by sharing some photos of the chimps enjoying lunch in the greenhouse from today. We had a bit of a break from the winter weather and the sun was strong midday. The chimpanzees, as you can see, definitely appreciated it.

Negra:

Annie:

Jody:

Missy:

Guess who?:

Jamie:

Burrito:

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Fall in Love with Jamie

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The boss demands that you fall in love with her.

I have to admit that it took me a few years to fully appreciate Jamie in all of her complicated moodiness, but I truly love everything about her.

Jamie currently has 31 Pals. Will you Share the Chimp Love and be her new Chimpanzee Pal for Valentine’s Day?

The Gift That Keeps On Giving

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It’s hard to predict how the chimpanzees will interact with the enrichment we offer each day. For Jamie, the absolute highlight of this week has been the new sand table featured in Tuesday’s blog post. Jamie continues to be thoroughly captivated by it. Yesterday we added some buckets of soapy water to the mix.

Fall in Love with Foxie

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For the Share the Chimp Love fundraising this year, we are seeking new Chimpanzee Pals (and other donations!) for all of the chimpanzees, and we’re producing videos of each of them so you can get to know them better (Foxie’s video is at the end of this post).

Last night, supporter Monica Best joined an elite group of donors by sponsoring all seven chimpanzees! The heart is starting to fill!

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Foxie’s video was a really fun montage to put together! Foxie currently has 35 Pals. Will you be her next Chimpanzee Pal?

Learn more about Sharing the Chimp Love.