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Why Not Play!

March 18, 2020 by Kelsi

The blog originally was going to be about the chimps playing outside in the Green House, Chute, and Young’s Hill all day. Until, I walked into Phase 1 of the building and found Honey B and Mave playing like CRAZY! The all caps is important, because they were wild. Today’s enrichment theme was paper day. Which, if you asked me, I would put a lot of money on that being Honey B’s favorite day. Before I even walked through the door I could hear them playing. They were breathy panting, paper rustling, and I could hear them running. Not just running, but what sounded like they were running and throwing things around! What I wasn’t expecting was for them to be chasing each other on the enclosure caging and hanging on fire hose to get to each other. This was a play session to see!

This photo makes me smile. Willy B was admiring himself in the camera and Honey B popped up to be in the photo.

Bonus photo!

Jamie lounging in the warm Green House this afternoon:

 

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  1. Maureen says

    March 18, 2020 at 6:04 pm

    What fun! The finger-in-the-ear game was interesting to see.

  2. CeeCee says

    March 18, 2020 at 6:08 pm

    What a wrestle mania cage match !
    So wild , and so sweet, Thanks for today’s entertainment. 🙂

  3. Jackie says

    March 18, 2020 at 6:15 pm

    Loved the video!

  4. Nancy D. says

    March 18, 2020 at 6:34 pm

    I’m a Pal of Honey B and I so enjoyed this video of she and Mave, two goofballs.

  5. Kathleen says

    March 18, 2020 at 6:39 pm

    Super silly shenanigans going on when you closed in on the crinkling, laughing, slapping, biting fun fest! I thought all this action was ridiculously funny and then came Mave’s ear pokes. Get out! These two are hysterical. There is nothing better for your soul than a best friend. Thanks Kelsi for the extra photos too.

  6. Arlene and Michael says

    March 18, 2020 at 7:18 pm

    Kelsi thank you so much for the video. We can all use some laughs especially now. Those two are so funny wrestling and chasing each other. Hope you all have a good night:)

  7. Linda C says

    March 18, 2020 at 7:54 pm

    To my comment on YT I’ll add: please please show Mr B some video of Honey B on her scooter, I want to see if he picks up anything!
    Paper day=fun, just don’t have a toilet paper spider web day until this all blows over, or I might have to cry….

  8. Debi says

    March 18, 2020 at 8:35 pm

    Chimp friends laughing, pant hooting & having some all out fun playing together…It can’t get much better than that…Thank you Kelsi, for giving me something to laugh at & get excited about on a day like today when there seems so little to celebrate…

  9. Elaine Reininger says

    March 19, 2020 at 3:43 am

    Just loved the poking in the air bit.

  10. Nancy says

    March 19, 2020 at 4:44 am

    This makes my heart sing!!! These girls have known each other since they were one and to see them so playful, secure, and happy is EVERYTHING! Thank you all for loving and caring for them so wonderfully!

  11. BEVERLY says

    March 19, 2020 at 7:13 am

    This video started my day with laughs! It also says a lot about how safe, confident and secure these chimps must feel in their home. The play of “no worries”—“we can’t be in the wild, but we know we are cared about, have plenty of food, and opportunities to use our minds”. Thank you each for your skills and work for these wonderful beings!

  12. Jordan Bower says

    March 19, 2020 at 12:22 pm

    That was awesome! Favorite part: Mave putting her finger in Honey B.’s ear, repeatedly.

  13. Sandie Allaway says

    March 19, 2020 at 10:37 pm

    Just. Hysterical! I’m still smiling and I’m supposed to be going to sleep! Hahahaha

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