Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest

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Up Close and Personal

by Kelsi

I had a whole blog post in my head (How to be Cool like Jamie), but today was the rare occasion that Mave, yes Mave, decided to let take some photos of her this morning. Many of you might know that Mave often does not want her picture taken or can be hard to capture in the moment. However, this morning as I was taking a few quick photos of Willy B, Mave sat down and stared at the camera phone. I asked her if I could take a few, normally I get a finger poke towards the camera and I take that as a no. But Mave just looked into the camera and let me take some close up shots. The rest of the day had the same theme. Jamie wanted her pictures taken or tolerated the camera being around. I wasn’t able to get everyone, really it was just Honey B, Willy B, Mave, and Jamie, but the ones I got are pretty good. The chimps were all in extremely playful moods today too. It was hard to choose a blog topic because I was even able to film some great play sessions! But I will save that for another blog! For today please enjoy some up close and personal photos.

This is what Mave’s pokey fingers look like.

Willy B was checking himself out in the mirror of the camera.



Honey B giving a “sup” look.

Honey B’s eyes are so mesmerizing.

Miss Mave.

Missy did not feel like participating, so she said goodbye and swung away.

I snapped a quick one of Foxie before she stuffed a doll through the mesh to play! Foxie’s eyes could make your heart melt.

The one and only Jamie.

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  1. John Joseph O'Brien says

    Those pictures of Mave are totally awesome. Especially the top first picture. You should sell them. Those pictures of Willy B reminds me I have to shave. 🙂

  2. Arlene and Michael says

    Such beautiful and amazing faces. And fingers:) I love Willy B checking himself out! Thank you Kelsi.

  4. Kathleen says

    Pokey fingers, teeth, smiles, mesmerizing twinkling eyes, fleeting backsides and all — I enjoyed every single photo Kelsi, thank you!

  6. Debi says

    awww…Such a wonderful cast of characters who are so easy to love & so easy to be emotionally invested in with their day to day lives & overall wellbeing…(For a few evenings I actually had a hard time sleeping through the night after Burrito was so seriously injured & then even bitten by the rattlesnake…)

    I think it’s hysterically funny how much Willy B, (the resident “ham,”) always has so much fun making goofy faces to show his teeth & poke his tongue out & then examining his reflection, & I bet if a “starlet” were to see Mave with that endearing “pouty” look of hers, & those gorgeous full lips, they’d be running to a plastic surgeons trying to match her looks… : )