We haven’t had the drone out in a while so this morning I thought I’d take the opportunity to film the chimps on their post-breakfast patrol. Counterclockwise patrols are actually pretty rare for this group, but I think some early morning drama had Jamie and the gang itching to check on their neighbors.
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Wow, that was so cool, an eagle’s eye view.
Thank you 🙂
WOW! I will never get over what a beautiful piece of property the sanctuary is situated on. WOW. Enjoyed the Birdseye view, all that glorious open space makes the chimps look so small.
I watched the video before I read your post and as soon as I saw the chimps turn right to walk counterclockwise I smiled thinking “What’s up with that?” I was wondering if this whole Counterclockwise thingy was now the new norm. I should have known the neighbors had something to do with it. Maybe we should nickname Jamie “Gladys Kravitz”.
Lol, Kathleen, as soon as I saw counter clockwise, I thought of you!
I love the “Mrs Kravitz”!
It truly is a glorious, huge space…was that Missy running a marathon out front?
So very cool to see the property from that perspective!! TYVM!! Love and hugs to you all…
They move so fast! Beautiful to see them and all the space that is theirs.
Are the counter clockwise patrols just random behavior or is there a theory behind this?
Hi KC: Using the clock face analogy, the neighboring chimps would be visible from the 5 o’clock position, so I think that’s why they headed that way first. As for why they usually go clockwise, I would attribute it to the fact that the boss, Jamie, simply has some tendencies towards rituals and patterns and she usually leads the way.
I know I’m looking at this a bit late but it was amazing. I had never seen a shot of the sanctuary
and so amazing to see the chimps out and about. What a wonderful video seeing the chimps free
to be and free to choose what they want to do. Thank you sooo much. It put a
huge smile on my face.