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Archives for July 13, 2018

A Delicacy Worth the Risk

July 13, 2018 by Diana

Today we set out a breakfast forage on Young’s Hill. Here’s a photo of the morning sun glinting off of Negra’s beautiful head:

As we were watching Jody forage near the cabin, she screamed a little and batted at the air. We all collectively thought she had been stung by a wasp.  When Jody started to walk towards the greenhouse, we noticed she was carrying a wasp nest!

A few years ago, much to our surprise, Jamie and Missy discovered the delicacy of wasp larvae.

Chimpanzees in the wild have also been known to brave a sting or a bite to get an insect meal.

Apparently Jody has also found out about this delicacy.

She did pay a price for her prize, today, though. At lunch, Dr. Erin noticed her right eye was swollen. She’ll probably sleep well tonight with a little benadryl and some ibuprofen. We hope the snack was worth it!

Filed Under: Chimpanzee Behavior, Free-living chimps, Jamie, Jody, Missy Tagged With: animal protection, Animal Welfare, chimpanzee rescue, chimpanzee retirement, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, chimpanzees, Cle Elum Seven, Jody, Sanctuary, wasp nest, wasps

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