Missy’s legs take her on some pretty great adventures.
So they need plenty of rest.
Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest
Hope. Love. Home. Sanctuary
by Elizabeth
by Katelyn
Jim and Kim Horton sponsored this day of sanctuary in honor of a dear friend of the chimps, Vicki Fagerlee, and shared this sweet message:
“Please enjoy this day in honor of Vicki Fagerlee’s Birthday, our loving Mother, Mother-in-Law, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother (we refer to her as Grams and as you know, she loves the Chimps and the sanctuary).”
Jim and Kim, thank you so much for including the chimps in your celebration of wonderful Vicki! We’re so fortunate to call her part of our chimp family as well!
Vicki, Happy Birthday! From our hearts, thank you for all you do to make a lasting difference in the lives of the chimps and their future family members. May this day and year ahead be filled with all the joy, wonder, excitement, love and sense of home that you have helped provide the chimps. We hope it’s your best birthday yet!
Beautiful Annie:
Burrito:
Foxie and Strawberry Shortcake:
Jamie:
Jody:
Missy:
by Katelyn
We are privileged to witness so many moments in the chimps’ lives. Moments of courage, contentment, moxie, joy, adventure, anger, fear, curiosity, love…the list goes on. And many, many moments of endearment. They’re fleeting and it brings to mind things like incredible sunsets that happen every day whether or not we’re paying attention, but for a few indescribable seconds they make your heart soar and your eyes pop if you happen to turn your head that way.
I’m notorious for lamenting, feeling utterly blue over the thought of how many beautiful seconds in nature I miss. But I can’t help but feel just as grateful for the moments seen in the chimps’ lives as for those gone unseen. Why? Because it makes me happy to think we don’t know everything their days entail, every special moment they might have with one another or on their own. It gives me hope that they feel a sense of autonomy, some sense of agency over their lives without the humans being privy to it all.
And those moments we do get to share in, even when they’re a blur…so grateful.
Foxie kissing her doll:
by Elizabeth
It’s the time of year when everyone just wants to curl up with a blanket or ten, chimps included. Earlier today, I posted this photo of Negra to our Facebook page:
This gave me the idea to go through some of our older photos and collect some of the chimps cuddling up. Negra is the biggest blanket enthusiast, but the others enjoy getting comfy too.
Negra:
Jamie:
Jody:
Missy:
by Katelyn
Just because the construction workers and J.B. and Diana have Sunday off does not mean everyone considers it to be a day of rest. There were still projects that needed completing and thankfully, we have one lady who never rests: Jamie.
After her DYI project on the swinging bridge on Young’s Hill, she came back inside and promptly got to work on a corner of the wall in the chimps’ playroom area. In stealth, spider-chimp mode, she was even able to complete her project with no noise so caregivers were surprised/not surprised to see all she had accomplished. Once discovered I think she was happy that she could really let the hammering and sweeping up begin.
After her hard work yesterday, Jamie has been restful and content all this rainy day. J.B., however, is back on the job. He didn’t really want a full weekend anyway…
by Kelsi
This morning Foxie was sitting in Front Room 4, also known as the “Portrait Room”. Foxie had seen me with the camera and looked intrigued, so I asked Foxie (and boss Jamie of course) if I could take her photo. They must have both approved and I must say Foxie is a very photogenic chimp.
Bonus: Jody enjoying some morning peanuts!
Bonus Bonus: Jody taking her chow on Young’s Hill this morning!
by Diana
This morning was stunningly beautiful.
The fall grass touched with fresh dew seemed to be a source of light unto itself. With the angle of the morning sun and the glowing grass, the chimpanzees also seemed to emanate sunshine.
Annie:
Jody, as per usual, was acting as the sentry and crossing guard:
Jody was VERY excited to see Negra coming out to join the group:
Here is Jody greeting Negra. You can see her excitement in her pilo hair:
Negra climbed up to the first climbing structure, with Jody in tow:
Here they enjoyed the sights:
A little while later, Negra meandered back to the greenhouse, looking simply gorgeous against the backdrop of the golden grass:
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