The chimpanzees were out and about early this morning, enjoying the cooler air and getting some foraging and exploration done before the day heated up. Negra was waiting at the door and led the group onto Young’s Hill before heading off into a shady spot on her own:
Jody made her way back to the greenhouse with a beautiful pine tree, goat’s beard dandelion bouquet:
Annie braved the tall, potentially snake-filled grass, picking dandelions to snack on along the way. Thankfully for Annie (and any snakes), it was a snake-free day:
Annie and Missy, besties:
It’s been a relaxing Sunday for everyone otherwise. As our weather inches closer to summertime temperatures the chimps have chosen to spend much of their day nesting in the cooler chimp house, grooming each other and generally lolling about trying to stay cool.
The chimps are all in their night nests and just let out nest grunts of goodnight with the exception of Jamie, who is in the greenhouse, anxious for the evening to cool off a bit so she can catch up on her walks for the day. So you know what that means…we’re donning cowboy boots for an evening stroll around the hill with the boss lady.
Each photo brightened by day. Thank goodness no snakes to be found, whew! Wish I lived close by so you could keep me on speed dial for nights like this, I’d love to be a volunteer night walker for Jamie. Hope Jamie gets her walks in before midnight! : )
Hi Kathleen,
How lovely would that be?! 🙂 Jamie seems to be incorporating evening snake hunts into her pre-dinner walks lately, but as far as I know, they’ve proven fruitless recently. Or rather, snakeless. I think we humans are finding more these days! Snakey season.
Did Burrito get out and enjoy the day? Has he been resting inside?
Hi Hope,
Burrito chose to stay in yesterday (it was pretty warm) and catch up on important things like naps and food and enjoyed grooming sessions from the girls. He’s doing great, however, and still finds bursts of energy to play chase and terrorize the ladies. He’s almost back to 100% Burrito. 🙂
It is so interesting to hear about what they do and what they enjoy. They are all so different
but have a wonderful “family” now to enjoy a chimps life together. So enjoy reading about them.