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Archives for August 15, 2021

The Introductions Continue!

August 15, 2021 by Sam Jones

The introductions just keep on coming. Today Cy and Willy B met! I would say it went pretty well. We always let them interact through the mesh before opening any doors between them. Willy B and Cy groomed for awhile at the mesh and had some amazing grooming sounds. They groomed everything from toes to heads to backs to faces. After we opened the door they played a little bit of chase from room to room. They did this on and off and was initiated a lot by Cy’s playful foot stomps. Even though the door was open they still preferred to groom through the mesh at first. Willy B would go over and sit on one side of it and head nod at Cy then Cy would join him in a grooming session. Eventually they felt comfortable enough to groom without mesh between them. They didn’t interact the whole time they were together and during these periods Cy would pull out his magazine to read while Willy tried to see what new potential friends were on the other side of the door.

Click here to see a short video from their grooming session today!

Willy B and Cy grooming.

 

Here are some bonus photos from today.

Lucky wearing a nice scarf.

Missy grooming Annie.

Filed Under: Cy, Grooming, Sanctuary, Willy B Tagged With: Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Cy, Grooming, Sanctuary, Willy B

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