Thanks so much, Donna Dinsmore, for choosing to celebrate your special day by sponsoring a day of sanctuary for the chimpanzees!
“This is my birthday and I would love to have the chimps celebrate it with me.”
Donna, there are so many ways you could spend today and it means a lot to us that you thought of the chimps! Happy Birthday from all of us here at the sanctuary!
Missy:
Missy’s daughter, Honey B:
Terry:
Gordo:
Rayne and Willy B:
happy birhday, Donna. :sunrise_over_mountains:
Oh, happy day, Donna! I’d tell you to celebrate it like a chimp, but I think you should have something other than what Burrito has (coconut and lettuce)!
Whatever it is, I hope it’s fabulous!
Happy Birthday Donna!
Great pix. I hope mother and daughter might one day be reunited. Just maybe there would be some spark of recognition on the part of Missy toward Honey B. Or am I being anthropomorphic?
They did attempt to join the 3 with the original 7. Honey B and Missy did not recognize each other, and the integration failed. I think everybody had kind of romanticized it a bit, and we had high expectations.
I know the previous attempt at integrating the original group with the newer one failed. I didn’t know if that was the end of it or whether it might be tried again at some point. If not, so be it I was hoping that this integration would at least right a hideous wrong and Missy and Honey B would still be together as they should be, whether there was any recognition or not. But dreaming about an eventuality that does not necessarily make for a good outcome is indeed pointless.
Yes, I think we all feel the disappointment still. I really wished for another dude for Burrito. They’ve been clear rhat they won’t try it again.
Sending you birthday hoots! Enjoy your day.
Happy Birthday Donna! :birthday::tada:
Happy Day, Donna! Thanks for loving the chimps and being such a supporter of the sanctuary and all its fabulous beings!
Happy Birthday Donna, and thanks for sharing your special day with these special animals!
Happy birthday and new year to you, Donna. From the looks of it, it appears that Rayne and Willy were very excited to learn that you were sharing your birthday with them. I trust that they celebrated in a respectably boisterous manner in your honor.