Negra Chimpanzee, AKA The Queen
Age: 45
Favorite foods: Peanuts, primate chow, baked sweet potatoes, bread on her birthday 🙂
BFF: Missy? It’s hard to pick because Negra is more on the independent side.
Special talents: Making big comfy nests, staying out of the drama
Favorite place to nap: Up high in a sun spot
Favorite activities: Napping, eating wild prickly lettuce on Young’s Hill in the spring, watching the valley below the sanctuary
Favorite food puzzle: Peanut butter smeared on magazines
So nice to see the Spotlight on Negra! Thank you.
lol, BFF: anyone except Burrito…….the day you see THAT grooming party, there should definitely be a video!
I’m glad you cleared that up, because I was gonna say: “and corn, and lettuce, and pumpkin”…..when you think about it, Neggie’s not really soooo picky. She makes the most of everything.
Negra looks amazing at 45. Every time I see her my heart goes ‘pang’ with adoration for her. She’s not just the Queen of the sanctuary, she’s the Queen of my heart. Looking forward to seeing her high on Young’s Hill enjoying her fresh prickly lettuce very soon. XOXO
Always a pleasure to see photos of the lovely Queen!
Peanut butter smeared on magazines. What an unusual choice. Does she eat the paper? I expect she might like peanut butter smeared on leaves, too. Then she can eat the leaf for dessert!
Not a bad idea, Francoise! But the ants might come….
So they have to look through the magazine to find the peanut butter that is spread on random pages. For the most part they don’t eat the paper, but they do occasionally wadge a piece or two.
Also, Negra has some of the most beautiful freckles I have ever seen on anyone. I just adore her.
Negra always makes me smile from the “inside/out”…I simply adore her…